FNUS74 KLCH 261236
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PITCHER PLANT BOG RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
736 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 BETWEEN 30 TO 40 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. RAIN CHANCES
WILL RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-9700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 17
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........21  21  22  22  21  19  18  16  14  13  13  12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............83  87  90  92  93  93  93  92  89  85  80  77
RH..............50  43  39  35  35  34  35  36  40  44  52  60
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   6   6   6   5   5   5   4   4   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.8 7.9 8.6 9.0 9.4 9.7 9.6 9.3 8.7 8.1 7.9 7.6
MIX HGT (KM)....2.1 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15  16  17  17  17  17  16  15  14  14  15  16
TRANS SPD (M/S).7   7   8   8   8   8   7   7   6   6   7   7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900-8100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CARBONI/MARCOTTE
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA BOENSCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100826.PITCH.01/LCH