FNUS74 KLCH 232119
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CICADA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
419 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN DRIER CONDITIONS
WHILE HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAINS HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. THERE WILL
BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING FRIDAY AS AN EASTERLY WAVE
CARRIES GULF MOISTURE BACK INTO THE AREA.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS ARUOND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM
SKY (%).........57  52  47  45  41  34  26  18  13  11  12  16
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............95  94  92  90  87  85  84  83  83  82  82  81
RH..............58  60  63  67  71  77  79  80  82  83  84  85
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   SE  SE  E
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   4   4   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5           5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   SE  SE  E
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   4   4   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5           5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 4.1 3.7 3.4 2.8 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9
MIX HGT (KM)....1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   8   7   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ESCUDE
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100823.CICAD.01/LCH