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SPOT FORECAST FOR LACASSINE POOL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
916 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL OVERTAKE THE REGION TODAY AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 AT NIGHT.
DURING THE DAYTIME...CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY DRY WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 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.......1300-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........72  67  65  60  51  42  34  25  20  19  17  15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............40  43  45  46  46  47  45  42  39  36  35  33
RH..............57  51  45  42  40  37  38  41  44  50  49  53
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.10  10  11  11  10  10  10  9   8   8   7   7
EYE LVL WND GST.20  20  20  20  20  20  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD.24  25  25  26  26  26  28  28  26  25  24  23
TRANS SPD (M/S).11  11  11  12  12  12  13  13  12  11  11  10
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 17 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 24 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RUA/TRARES/LANDRENEAU
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110111.LACAS.01/LCH