FNUS74 KLCH 061321
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-102...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
721 AM CST MON DEC 6 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER OKLAHOMA/NORTH TEXAS THIS MORNING
BRINGING NORTH WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA.

NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER
THE REGION. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY
NIGHT BRINGING A SMALL CHANCE FOR RAIN. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTH ON THURSDAY...BRINGING A WARMING TREND AND INCREASE IN LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........9   11  13  15  16  16  15  14  14  13  13  13
WEATHER COV.....CLEAR   CLEAR   CLEAR   CLEAR   CLEAR   CLEAR
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............33  37  41  45  48  49  50  50  49  45  41  39
RH..............63  54  44  38  34  30  33  32  36  43  50  54
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.2 2.8 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.0 2.2 1.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15  13  12  12  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
TRANS SPD (M/S).7   6   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
HAINES INDEX....2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-400 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...GRIFFIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101206.C102_.01/LCH