FNUS74 KLCH 011029
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TANKER SPILL...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
529 AM CDT WED SEP 1 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED BY
LATE MORNING WITH DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUING OVER THE
AREA. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED NEAR THE SPILL
SITE. THIS ACTIVITY WILL MOVE FROM EAST TO WEST...AND WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE LOWER ON
THURSDAY...WITH JUST A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED.

WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH TODAY
THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE HIGHER AND ERRATIC NEAR ANY
THUNDERSTORMS AND THE OUT FLOW BOUNDARIES THEY PRODUCE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 13 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........25  25  26  28  31  33  35  38  40  42  44  47
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............77  78  80  83  86  88  89  91  91  91  91  90
RH..............94  91  85  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   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.1 2.5 2.9 3.3 3.6 3.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-900 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 14 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.

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