FNUS74 KLCH 242050
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SPOT FORECAST FOR CICADA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
350 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHEASTERLY
TONIGHT. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE LOW WITH DRIER AIR MOVING INTO THE
AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH.


TIME (CDT)      4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM
SKY (%).........45  43  41  28  25  20  15  9   4   1   1   1
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............92  91  89  87  84  82  80  79  78  78  77  77
RH..............49  49  52  61  67  73  74  74  73  72  73  74
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   SE  S   SE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..8   6   5   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.12  11  10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   S   SE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.6 5.4 5.0 3.1 2.6 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6
MIX HGT (KM)....1.7 1.6 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   NE  NE  S   SW  W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  N
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  9   9   10  9   7   6   6   6   6   6   6
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTH WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE TONIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 7
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (1-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4800 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.


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