FNUS74 KLCH 291300
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WALKING STICK...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
800 AM CDT WED SEP 29 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER COOL AND DRY WEATHER DAY EXPECTED WITH LIGHT NORTHERLY
WINDS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE LOW ONCE AGAIN
THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   10  12  12
WEATHER COV.....NONE.
WEATHER TYPE....NONE.
TEMP............65  70  74  78  80  82  83  84  84  84  82  80
RH..............71  66  56  48  43  41  38  39  39  42  47  53
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   4   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   4   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
EYE LVL WND GST.6   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.9 2.6 3.2 3.8 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  10  9   9   8   8   8   8   8   9   9   9
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SHAMBURGER
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100929.WALKI.01/LCH