FNUS74 KLCH 302309
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR USFWS-CAMERON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
609 PM CDT SAT OCT 30 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS AND MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS LOW PRESSURE
DEEPENS ACROSS THE PLAINS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE
MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS LIKELY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
A STORM SYSTEM DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE UPPER GULF COAST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
SKY (%).........1   1   2   4   5   6   7   8   10  13  15  17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............65  64  63  61  61  60  60  59  59  59  58  58
RH..............66  71  74  74  78  80  85  85  86  88  92  96
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   3   4   5
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   10
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   3   4   5
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   10  12  13  13  14  14  14  14  14  13  13
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1800 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...CARBONI
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101030.USFWS.01/LCH