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SPOT FORECAST FOR WF TEXAS POINT AIR LOG FIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
924 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHEAST WINDS TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS
AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BETWEEN
30 AND 40 PERCENT WITH THE WINDS AROUND 8 TO 14 MPH FROM THE NORTHEAST.
DRY WEATHER WITH COOL MORNINGS AND WARM AFTERNOONS CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3800-5200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........8   8   7   7   7   8   9   9   10  11  12  14
WEATHER COV.....CLR     CLR     CLR     CLR     CLR     CLR
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............60  63  66  67  68  69  69  67  65  62  59  56
RH..............64  57  51  47  45  43  44  47  53  60  65  70
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..11  12  12  12  11  11  10  7   6   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.16  16  16  16  14  14  14  11  10  10  10  9
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.8   9   9   9   8   8   6   6   4   4   4   3
EYE LVL WND GST.14  14  14  14  11  11  10  10  7   7   7   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.4 4.2 4.5 4.9 5.2 5.2 3.8 2.3 0.9 0.7 0.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E
TRANSP WIND SPD.17  17  17  16  15  14  13  12  10  9   8   7
TRANS SPD (M/S).8   8   8   7   7   6   6   5   4   4   4   3
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4100-5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...MARIA VIELMA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110301.WFTEX.01/LCH