FNUS74 KLCH 111138
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-255...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
538 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE
BOUNDARY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY BLUE NORTHERS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
IN THE UPPER 20S WILL BRING ABOUT AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ON SUNDAY.
COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 32 TO 38 MPH.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........73  72  71  71  70  68  67  65  63  62  56  44
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............60  64  67  69  71  71  71  68  64  58  54  50
RH..............92  85  79  72  69  66  63  63  72  82  87  88
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   SW  SW  W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.7   7   8   8   8   8   8   7   7   7   7   7
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.5 1.7 2.2 3.1 4.0 4.6 4.2 3.4 2.8 3.0 3.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.36  37  37  38  37  36  35  35  33  32  33  33
TRANS SPD (M/S).16  17  17  17  17  16  16  16  15  14  15  15
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 32 TO 38 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 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.......2100-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 30 TO 37 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRARES/SHAMBURGER
REQUESTED BY...MATT RAU
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101211.C255_.01/LCH