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SPOT FORECAST FOR JESSE BIRTHDAY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1050 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE FORMING OVER THE ROCKIES WILL HELP PROVIDE
WARM...HUMID AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
THE BREEZY WINDS SHOULD HELP PRECLUDE ANY WIDESPREAD FOG
FORMATION. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A SMALL BAND OF SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
MUCH DRIER AIR WITH NORTHERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP BEHIND
THE FRONT DURING THE LATE HOURS AND AFTERNOON HOURS ON MONDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 28 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

TIME (CST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........63  60  58  57  55  53  52  50  53  57  60  63
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............75  77  77  78  78  77  77  75  74  72  70  69
RH..............70  67  66  65  63  63  65  68  72  76  81  85
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..11  11  12  12  11  11  11  11  11  10  10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.11  11  12  12  11  11  11  11  11  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND GST.20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.25  26  28  28  28  25  24  23  22  21  21  20
TRANS SPD (M/S).11  12  13  13  13  11  11  10  10  9   9   9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 16
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 24 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRAZZELL
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110227.JESSE.01/LCH