FNUS74 KLCH 151249
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LADYBUG...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
749 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

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

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
MATT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME SMALL SHOWERS THIS MORNING AROUND THE
REGION TRYING  TO MOVE ONSHORE BUT THEY SHOULD NOT HOLD TOGETHER. BUT
IT IS GOING TO BE VERY HOT. WHAT SHOWERS THAT MANAGE TO HANG TOGETHER
WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHEAST.

TOMORROW WILL BE MORE OF THE SAME...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY INCREASING LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BE SOME
MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL FOR THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/COASTAL......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........45  46  47  48  49  50  50  51  52  53  54  55
WEATHER COV.....                    CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                    TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............84  86  89  90  92  93  94  94  93  92  91  90
RH..............80  74  68  63  60  58  58  58  58  59  61  64
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   NW  NW  NW  N   NW  W   W   SW  S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   NW  NW  NW  N   NW  W   W   SW  S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   NW  NW  NW  N   N   NE  NE  E   SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  9   9   9   8   8   7   7   6   6   5   5
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3   2   2
HAINES INDEX....L   L   L   L   L   L   L   L   L   L   L   L

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

$$
FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100815.LADYB.01/LCH