FNUS74 KLCH 211100 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR LAC UNIT B NORTH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 500 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TODAY...SOUTHERLY TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WITH WINDS OFF THE GULF THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN ABOVE 60 PERCENT. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SLOWLY MOVES EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY. AT THIS TIME...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ONLY MODEST RAIN AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED. COLDER WEATHER IS LIKELY FOR THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH AND GUSTY. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........86 82 76 70 63 69 75 81 83 84 86 85 WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE....FOG TEMP............62 64 67 70 72 74 74 75 74 72 70 69 RH..............100 99 92 84 77 74 72 71 74 75 81 85 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 8 9 9 10 9 9 8 7 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.7 2.3 2.9 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.4 1.9 1.4 1.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.28 28 28 26 26 25 25 24 23 23 22 22 TRANS SPD (M/S).13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 22 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101221.LACUN.01/LCH