FNUS74 KLCH 031432 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR LANCE ROSIER RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 832 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY DUE TO AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE GULF AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON SATURDAY USHERING IN MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS AND A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS BY SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH ELEVATED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST FOR NEXT WEEK...WITH LIGHT FREEZES POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR MONDAY THRU WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4300-6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000-6900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........32 33 33 31 31 32 35 37 38 39 40 41 WEATHER COV.....NONE. WEATHER TYPE....NONE. TEMP............55 60 64 67 69 70 71 71 69 67 65 63 RH..............100 99 84 73 62 58 55 59 64 73 77 77 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 7 7 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 2.2 4.3 6.0 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.3 5.0 3.4 1.9 1.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.7 1.3 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.0 0.6 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...SHAMBURGER REQUESTED BY...RODNEY MONK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101203.LANCE.01/LCH