FNUS74 KLCH 271943
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SABINE UNIT 3...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
143 PM 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CST)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID
SKY (%).........75  74  73  74  75  75  75  75  76  78  83  85
WEATHER COV.....                                        SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                                        RW  RW
TEMP............73  73  72  71  70  72  70  69  68  67  67  66
RH..............79  79  80  83  84  84  84  84  85  87  89  90
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..15  15  15  15  15  15  15  14  14  13  12  12
20 FT WIND GST..25  25  25  25  25  25  25  20  20  20  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.11  11  11  11  11  11  11  10  10  9   8   8
EYE LVL WND GST.25  25  25  25  25  25  25  20  20  20  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.26  26  26  25  23  22  21  21  20  18  17  16
TRANS SPD (M/S).12  12  12  11  10  10  9   9   9   8   8   7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 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 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH.

.MONDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 24 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...BRAZZELL
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110227.SABIN.01/LCH