FNUS74 KLCH 221057
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SABINE WEST UNIT 3...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
457 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
FOG SHOULD LIFT AROUND 7 AM AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE SABINE
WILDLIFE REFUGE. THERE MAY BE A FEW SPRINKLES BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM.

THE BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD WESTWARD THROUGH THE
GULF OF MEXICO...IMPEDING THE GULFWARD ADVANCE OF A COUPLE OF COLD
FRONTS. THE FIRST GREAT PLAINS COLD FRONT WILL TRAVEL THROUGH THE
WESTERN UPPER GULF COAST STATES...BEFORE STALLING OVER THE COASTAL
MARSHES THIS AFTERNOON...AND WASHING OUT ON WEDNESDAY. THE SECOND
GREAT PLAINS COLD FRONT WILL TRAVEL SOUTHWARD...ENTERING THE
COASTAL MARSHES ON FRIDAY...BEFORE STALLING ONCE AGAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE
                    FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE IN
                    THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10
                    TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........83  83  84  84  81  75  69  63  58  55  55  57
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RNF RNF RNF
TEMP............65  66  66  67  67  67  67  67  65  63  61  60
RH..............85  82  83  81  80  77  77  79  80  86  92  96
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   3   3   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  12  13  13  13  12  10  10  12  12  13  13
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   5   6   6   6   5   4   4   5   5   6   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SWEENEY
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110222.SABIN.01/LCH