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SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEETLAKE WALKINGSTICK...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
720 AM CDT WED SEP 1 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDELY SCATTERED ACROSS
THE FORECAST SITE TODAY AS LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE LINGERS. SHOWER
ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS
THE REGION STARTING TONIGHT AS DRIER AIR AND AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
BUILDS IN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........26  28  30  32  34  36  38  40  42  43  45  46
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............79  81  84  86  87  89  89  89  89  88  87  85
RH..............89  81  74  70  67  64  61  61  61  63  65  69
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  15  15  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  15  15  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.5 2.3 3.1 3.9 4.7 5.5 6.1 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14
TRANS SPD (M/S).7   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...ESCUDE/LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100901.SWEET.01/LCH