FNUS74 KLCH 151548 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TETST GULF TEST...CALCASIEU PARISH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 948 AM CST WED DEC 15 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY BRINGING OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. COOLER AIR AND LOWER HUMIDITIES WILL PREVAIL BEHIND THE FRONT THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 30 TO 39 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 40 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........68 66 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 66 68 70 WEATHER COV.....CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 66 69 70 71 72 71 69 67 66 65 64 RH..............84 78 70 68 66 64 66 70 75 78 81 84 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 2.5 1.5 0.8 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.33 35 36 37 38 38 39 40 40 40 41 41 TRANS SPD (M/S).15 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER TYPE OF REQUEST...TEST .TAG 20101215.TETST.01/LCH