FNUS74 KLCH 251036 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR CICADA...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 536 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY AND HOT WEATHER WILL PERSIST AGAIN TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED TO THE NORTHWEST AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHEAST WILL RESULT IN NORTHEASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 23 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............75 74 77 82 87 89 92 94 94 95 94 93 RH..............83 84 74 62 52 46 41 38 37 36 36 37 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 1.7 3.8 5.7 6.2 6.1 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 12 15 18 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900-6600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MARCOTTE/CARBONI REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100825.CICAD.01/LCH