FNUS74 KLCH 121137
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LACASSINE POOL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
537 AM CST WED JAN 12 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
COLD DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH
THURSDAY. HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR ALL BUT THE COASTAL PARISHES...WITH ANOTHER HARD
FREEZE EXPECTED AREAWIDE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TODAY WITH NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1300
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........12  13  14  15  18  21  23  26  27  27  27  27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............34  38  41  43  44  45  44  41  37  34  33  31
RH..............48  40  34  32  30  29  30  33  38  42  45  48
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.9   9   10  10  9   8   7   7   6   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  20  20  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.5 2.9 3.3 3.6 3.5 2.5 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD.24  23  22  22  23  23  23  24  24  24  25  25
TRANS SPD (M/S).11  10  10  10  10  10  10  11  11  11  11  11
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 21 TO 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CARBONI/LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...MATT JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110112.LACAS.01/LCH