FNUS74 KLCH 241750
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CICADA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1250 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
MUCH DRIER AIR WILL BE MOVING INTO THE REGION FROM THE
NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL PROVIDE
LESS HUMID CONDITIONS AND LITTLE CHANCE FOR RAIN. LIGHT NORTHEAST
TO EAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH.


TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........50  50  49  47  45  43  41  40  39  36  33  30
WEATHER COV.....    ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....    TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............91  92  93  93  92  91  89  86  83  80  79  78
RH..............56  52  49  49  49  49  52  57  61  67  69  71
20 FT WIND DIR..E   NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   3   3   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10          5   5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   3   3   2   2
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10          5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.0 3.2 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.8
MIX HGT (KM)....1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   10  10  10  10  9   9   9   9   9   10  10
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.


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FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100824.CICAD.01/LCH