FNUS74 KLCH 311058 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR HALLOWEEN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 558 AM CDT SUN OCT 31 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE FIRE WEATHER REGION TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS OF A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AND INCREASING SOME BY AFTERNOON. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE MOISTURE LEVELS WITH SOME PATCHY FOG EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL COME LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND COLD FRONT ADVANCES ACROSS THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-4000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........20 20 25 25 25 30 30 30 31 33 35 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 60 62 65 69 73 76 78 79 80 80 79 RH..............93 93 84 84 76 64 56 50 49 49 51 54 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 1.1 2.3 3.2 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 13 14 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1600-3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RUA REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101031.HALLO.01/LCH