FNUS74 KLCH 261110
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CICADA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
610 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AND LESS HUMID WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY. LIGHT TO MODEST NORTHEAST WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 40 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. RAIN CHANCES
WILL RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........27  27  27  27  27  27  27  27  27  28  29  29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............76  75  76  81  85  88  90  92  92  93  93  91
RH..............84  83  76  64  55  49  45  41  41  40  40  42
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   7   8   8   8   8   8   7   7   7
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.7   7   7   7   8   8   8   8   8   7   7   7
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 2.1 3.9 5.1 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.6 7.3 7.8 7.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.6 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8   8   14  17  21  21  21  20  21  23  24  24
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   6   8   9   9   9   9   9   10  11  11

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6
                    TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CARBONI/MARCOTTE
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100826.CICAD.02/LCH