FNUS74 KLCH 131039
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LACASSINE POOL...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
439 AM CST THU JAN 13 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP A COLD AND DRY AIRMASS OVER THE AREA.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND
30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. NO FOG FORMATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...WITH
GRADUALLY MODERATING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING HUMIDITIES EXPECTED
OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE SURFACE HIGH MOVES EAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-3300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 14
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........40  43  44  43  40  38  35  32  31  31  31  31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............34  37  40  42  43  44  42  40  37  35  34  32
RH..............43  40  35  35  35  35  39  44  49  54  57  60
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   4   3   3   2
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.5 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.7 1.9 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  12  10  9   9   9   9   9   9   9   8   8
TRANS SPD (M/S).6   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
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 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 9 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CARBONI/LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110113.LACAS.01/LCH