FNUS74 KLCH 291355 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR SEVERITY...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 855 AM CDT FRI OCT 29 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR TODAY... .DISCUSSION... THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR AN EXTREME FIRE DANGER...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE AROUND 20 PERCENT WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTS TO 20 MPH. GRASSES AND SHRUBS WILL BE AT PARTICULAR RISK FOR QUICK IGNITION. BURN BANS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. STATE AND LOCAL FORESTRY SERVICES AND THE US FOREST SERVICE URGE THE PUBLIC TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL BURN BANS AND REFRAIN FROM ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. A SHALLOW DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS WILL TRAVEL EASTWARD TODAY...REACHING THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING. THE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE WITH THE APPROACH OF THE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 11 TO 19 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.....CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 55 61 65 69 70 71 71 68 63 57 53 RH..............52 41 33 24 20 20 22 23 26 32 41 49 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 8 12 12 13 11 11 10 7 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 11 11 14 15 14 14 14 11 9 6 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 8 9 10 9 8 8 7 5 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 11 13 14 11 12 12 11 9 8 8 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.3 3.2 4.1 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.1 3.4 2.5 1.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 17 15 13 12 12 10 9 9 8 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 9 10 11 11 9 9 8 7 7 6 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...DEANNA BOENSCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101029.SEVER.01/LCH