FNUS74 KLCH 041708
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRD CREEK  LA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1208 PM CDT MON OCT 4 2010

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AROUND 18 TO 23 PERCENT ON NORTHERLY
WINDS OF 10 MPH. WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY WITH THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY EXPECTED TO CLIMB ABOVE 30 PERCENT RANGE AROUND OR JUST AFTER
THE SUN BEGINS TO SET THIS EVENING.

TOMORROW LOOKS TO BE A CARBON COPY OF TODAY.

A DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI RIDGES SOUTHWEST INTO
EAST TEXAS. THIS DOME WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND WEST...REACHING EAST TEXAS
BY EARLY MORNING WEDNESDAY.

THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN...ALTHOUGH SLIGHT...WILL BE LATE NEXT WEEK.

THE 10-HOUR DEAD FUEL MOISTURE WILL BE RUNNING FROM 5 TO 6 PERCENT
ACROSS THE FIRE WEATHER AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....CLR     CLR     CLR     CLR     CLR     CLR
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............72  72  73  73  71  67  62  58  56  53  52  51
RH..............23  21  23  23  26  32  41  49  56  60  63  63
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   5   4   3   3   2   2   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  8   8   5   5   5               4
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   6   6   5   4   3   3   2   2   2   2   2
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  7   8   5   5   5               4
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 4.2 4.3 4.0 3.3 2.4 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1
MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  10  10  10  12  13  13  13  12  10  9   7
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   4   5   6   6   6   5   4   4   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101004.BIRDC.02/LCH