FNUS74 KLCH 302349
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WF UNIT 9 JDM FIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
649 PM CDT THU SEP 30 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE 337-477-5285.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY NORTHERLY FLOW WITH NO CHANCE FOR RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE
WILDFIRE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HUMIDITY PERCENT VALUES IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S WILL RECOVER OVERNIGHT TO OVER 70 PERCENT. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL AGAIN DROP INTO THE 30 PERCENT
RANGE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 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.......1800-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....BECOMING POOR OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............79     74     72     70     69     68
RH..............47     55     64     73     76     73
20 FT WIND......N 4    N 4    N 4    N 5    N 5    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      7      7      7
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 4    N 4    N 4    N 5    N 5    N 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..5      5      5      7      7      7
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   800    100    200    200    100
MIX HGT (M).....880    240    30     60     60     30
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15   N 16   N 16   N 16   N 15   N 15
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 15   N 16   N 16   N 16   N 15   N 15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      4

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....FAIR IN THE MORNING BECOMING VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-2000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....BECOMING POOR OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...MARIA VIELMA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100930.WFUNI.01/LCH