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SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND GNAT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
544 PM CDT THU AUG 5 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL WEAKEN ENOUGH THAT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY EACH AFTERNOON...INTO THE
WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
SKY (%).........56  57  59  61  62  64  65  64  63  62  61  60
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............87  86  86  85  84  84  83  82  82  81  81  80
RH..............68  70  72  75  80  80  82  88  88  91  91  94
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST.8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7   8   9   9   10  12  12  13  13  13  13  12
TRANS SPD (M/S).3   4   4   4   4   5   5   6   6   6   6   5
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND
80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND
80. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 80. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RUA/LANDRENEAU
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100805.SANDG.01/LCH