FNUS74 KLCH 072232
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 1...U.S.FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE, MCFADDIN NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
432 PM CST TUE DEC 7 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF
TONIGHT...AND COMBINED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSING
THE AREA...WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION.

THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE FORM OF LIGHT RAIN.

THE FOG POTENTIAL WILL BE MODERATE...MAINLY ASSOCIATED WITH
THE LIGHT RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4100 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CST)      5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM
SKY (%).........26     34     59     84     89     88
WEATHER COV.....       CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE OCNL   OCNL
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............54     50     48     47     46     45
RH..............66     80     90     100    100    100
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 6   E 6    E 6    E 6    NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5   SE 6   E 6    E 6    E 6    NE 8
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10     10     10     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2600   1900   2500   2500   2000   1200
MIX HGT (M).....790    580    760    760    610    370
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10  SE 12  SE 12  E 13   E 15   E 21
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 10  SE 12  SE 12  E 13   E 15   E 21
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      2      2      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 23
                    TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 3100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 17 TO 26 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CARBONI/TRARES
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG CRENSHAW
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101207.UNIT1.01/LCH