FNUS74 KLCH 031217
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-11...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
617 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY COLD AIRMASS AT THE SURFACE AND A STRONG UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY
FOR ACCUMULATING ICE OF SNOW FOR AREAS ROUGHLY NORTH OF A
BEAUMONT TO LAKE CHARLES...TO LAFAYETTE LINE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....FAIR.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N   NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   6   6   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.17  16  15  14  14  14  13  13  13  13  13  13
TRANS SPD (M/S).8   7   7   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6

.TONIGHT...

EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....FAIR.

$$
FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110203.C11__.01/LCH