FNUS74 KLCH 031238
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-133...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
638 AM CST MON JAN 3 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL ADVANCE EAST OF THE REGION TODAY
WITH WARMING SOUTHERLIES REDEVELOPING. RAIN CHANCES WILL RETURN
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-2800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........23  23  24  24  24  25  25  26  29  32  35  38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............28  29  31  35  40  46  50  52  54  55  54  53
RH..............79  75  70  59  49  41  36  34  33  33  38  42
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.4 1.9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.3   5   6   7   7   6   6   6   7   7   7   8
TRANS SPD (M/S).1   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   4
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-2600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO
                    5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...MARCOTTE/TRARES
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110103.C133_.01/LCH