FNUS74 KLCH 252353 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR COUNTRY...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 653 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH A BIT TONIGHT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH OVER MUCH OF THE REGION ON TUESDAY AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT LINGERS ACROSS THE REGION. NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FURTHER ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY...BRINGING GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 DECREASING TO 3 AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600-2000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 30 TO 39 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 24 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........43 42 40 39 41 44 47 51 54 58 61 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............80 78 77 76 76 75 74 74 74 74 73 73 RH..............71 76 81 84 88 90 92 96 97 98 99 100 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S SW EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.39 38 36 33 30 28 24 24 24 24 24 24 TRANS SPD (M/S).17 17 16 15 13 13 11 11 11 11 11 11 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101025.COUGA.01/LCH