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SPOT FORECAST FOR C-28...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
731 AM CST SAT JAN 8 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. RAINS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP
BY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...CONTINUING THROUGH
THE DAY. SOME LIGHT SLEET OR LIGHT SNOW MAY MIX IN WITH THE RAIN DURING
THE AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....GOOD.

TIME (CST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3   3   10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............40  43  47  51  55  56  57  58  56  53  49  46
RH..............78  68  57  48  43  40  39  38  42  48  57  63
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13  12  12  12  12  12  12  12  13  13  14  15
TRANS SPD (M/S).6   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   7
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 29 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 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.......100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 29 TO 32 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

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FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110108.C28__.01/LCH