FNUS74 KLCH 271405 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR C-121 124...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 805 AM CST THU JAN 27 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE REGION WITH MILD DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS CONTINUING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. RAIN CHANCES WILL RETURN SUNDAY AS OUR NEXT WEATHER MAKER APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND ADVANCES OVER THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 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.......200-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........15 14 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............36 40 46 51 55 58 60 61 60 57 54 50 RH..............82 69 56 46 39 37 36 36 38 43 51 57 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.9 2.4 4.2 5.7 6.4 6.6 6.4 6.2 5.6 4.7 3.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.3 0.7 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 12 15 17 18 17 17 17 17 16 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 5 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 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.......100-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4700-6300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MARCOTTE/TRARES REQUESTED BY...MIKE OWERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110127.C1211.01/LCH