FNUS74 KLCH 091309
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SPOT FORECAST FOR LAC POOL ISLAND...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
709 AM CST THU DEC 9 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

PATCHY DENSE FREEZING FOG WILL BE SEEN THIS MORNING THROUGH 9 AM.
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE REGION WILL SHIFT OFF TO THE EAST
LATER TODAY...ALLOWING FOR A RETURN FLOW OF GULF MOISTURE TO
DEVELOP AND GRADUALLY SPREAD INLAND THIS EVENING WITH MUCH WARMER
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER ANTICIPATED
TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ANY FOG FROM FORMING.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY...BRINGING A
CHANCE OF RAIN. A MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE
EARLY NEXT WEEK. RAINFALL DEFICITS WILL CONTINUE TO MOUNT AREA
WIDE AS NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FREEZING
                    FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1600
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........10  12  14  15  18  22  25  28  29  31  34  39
WEATHER COV.....NONE.
WEATHER TYPE....NONE.
TEMP............44  48  51  53  54  55  53  52  49  48  47  46
RH..............65  54  46  43  41  42  46  53  62  71  76  82
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.3   3   4   5   5   5   4   3   3   2   2   2
EYE LVL WND GST.4   4   5   7   8   8   7   6   5   5   3   3
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.7 3.4 4.0 4.3 4.1 3.0 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   SE  S   S   SW  SW  S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7   6   6   7   9   10  9   8   7   7   8   8
TRANS SPD (M/S).3   3   3   3   4   4   4   4   3   3   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5400-7000
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO
                    4400-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SHAMBURGER
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101209.LACPO.01/LCH