FNUS74 KLCH 311039
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TANKER SPILL...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
539 AM CDT TUE AUG 31 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH MINOR UPPER-
LEVEL DISTURBANCES TO PRODUCE SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN CHANCES DIMINISH LATER THIS WEEK AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE EAST. A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY SET
OFF SOME STRAY SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY BEFORE USHERING IN MUCH DRIER
AIR SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. RETURN FLOW FROM THE GULF WILL BRING A
RETURN OF THE MUGGIES BY LABOR DAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........60  60  60  60  60  60  60  60  60  60  60  60
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............78  78  80  83  86  88  89  91  91  91  91  90
RH..............93  94  88  77  71  66  63  60  60  59  60  61
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.1 2.5 3.2 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ESCUDE/SWEENEY
REQUESTED BY...GREG FOUNTAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100829.TANKE.01/LCH