FNUS74 KLCH 141324
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LADYBUG FIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
824 AM CDT SAT AUG 14 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER HOT DAY ON TAP AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO
THE MID TO UPPER 90S WITH THE HEAT INDEX ABOVE THE CENTURY MARK
BEFORE THE NOON HOUR. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST WILL DISSIPATE
BY MID MORNING WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED
TO REDEVELOP DUING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. EXPECT SCATTERED
AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........47  48  49  50  50  50  50  49  48  47  46  45
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............86  88  90  91  92  92  92  92  92  92  90  89
RH..............80  73  68  64  62  60  60  61  64  66  70  74
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   7   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   7   7   7
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.8 4.4 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.1
MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12  10  10  9   8   8   9   10  12  12  13  13
TRANS SPD (M/S).5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   6   6
HAINES INDEX....M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1800 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...GRIFFIN
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100814.LADYB.01/LCH