FNUS74 KLCH 101149
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-263...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
549 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY LATE MORNING. LIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL PICKUP A BIT BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW
15 KNOTS TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOUT 65 DEGREES.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SW LOUISIANA LATE SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY MORNING WITH A CHANCE FOR A SHOWER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 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.......200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-4100 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........65  68  70  73  74  75  77  79  81  83  84  83
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG
TEMP............44  48  53  57  60  62  63  64  63  61  59  58
RH..............99  95  87  78  72  67  67  66  68  71  77  83
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.2 2.9 3.5 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15  16  16  17  17  16  16  15  14  14  14  15
TRANS SPD (M/S).7   7   7   8   8   7   7   7   6   6   6   7
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 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.......900-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1100 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 24
                    TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-3700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...MATT RAU
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101210.C263_.01/LCH