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SPOT FORECAST FOR WF UNIT 9 JDM FIRE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
730 AM CDT FRI OCT 1 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 28 TO 35 PERCENT TOWARDS THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. AS ANOTHER COOL FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION
THIS MORNING. NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. BEHIND THE FRONT...A RATHER
LARGE SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD DOWN INTO THE REGION.

A SUFFICIENT FIRE THREAT FOR THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE
LACK OF RAINFALL AND LOW RH VALUES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     76     82     85     86     81
RH..............78     56     41     34     32     34
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 7    NE 9   NE 7   NE 6   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6    N 7    NE 7   NE 7   NE 6   NE 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     15     15     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   3400   5500   6400   6100   5000
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 14  N 15   N 16   N 16   N 16   N 16
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 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.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 9 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.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...MARIA VIELMA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101001.WFUNI.02/LCH