FNUS74 KLCH 271226
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SPOT FORECAST FOR CICADA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
726 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER WITH LIGHT TO MODEST NORTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY.

RAIN CHANCES THIS WEEKEND:
SATURDAY - 30 TO 40 PERCENT.
SUNDAY - 40 TO 50 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........65  64  63  61  59  58  57  56  54  52  50  48
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............74  76  80  84  86  88  89  90  90  90  89  88
RH..............70  68  62  57  53  50  48  49  49  50  52  57
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   7   7   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   7   7   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.9 2.1 3.5 4.9 6.2 7.2 7.7 7.8 7.4 7.0 6.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  13  16  18  18  18  17  17  18  18  20  20
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   6   7   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   9   9
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 13 TO 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARCOTTE/CARBONI
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100827.CICAD.01/LCH