FNUS74 KLCH 071247
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALENTINE LAKE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
647 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...

A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE THROUGH THE FIRE WEATHER
AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

PRESSURES WILL BEGIN FALLING ACROSS THE BIG BEND NATIONAL
PARK OF WEST TEXAS BY EARLY MORNING SATURDAY. THE CONSEQUENT
LOW WILL TRAVEL EASTWARD...REACHING THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS BY EARLY MORNING SUNDAY...BEFORE EXITING INTO SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA BY EARLY EVENING SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1600-2900 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10  12  13  15  15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............43  45  48  53  57  61  63  64  65  63  60  55
RH..............75  71  65  55  48  43  40  39  38  41  46  55
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   4
EYE LVL WND GST.5   10  10  10  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.4 2.1 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.3 1.6 0.9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  12  14  16  18  21  22  23  22  20  17  14
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   5   6   7   8   9   10  10  10  9   8   6
HAINES INDEX....3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...TRARES
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110107.VALEN.01/LCH