FNUS74 KLCH 131339
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-1...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
739 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ADVANCING TO THE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL BRING
MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE COMING WEEK. RAIN CHANCES WILL
STAY LIMITED AS THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE REMAIN DRY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........0   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   2   2   4   6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............42  48  54  59  61  64  65  64  62  58  54  52
RH..............63  49  42  36  33  31  30  33  37  42  49  54
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.3 2.8 3.4 3.9 4.5 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13  14  15  16  17  18  20  21  21  21  20  20
TRANS SPD (M/S).6   6   7   7   8   8   9   9   9   9   9   9
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1800 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NAVEJAR
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110213.C1___.01/LCH