FNUS74 KLCH 021222
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TX POINT AIR LOG...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
622 AM CST WED MAR 2 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE REMAINS
OVER THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST OF THE
AREA ON THURSDAY...WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW PREVAILING. AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 30
PERCENT INLAND TODAY...35 TO 45 PERCENT ALONG THE COAST...WITH VALUES
INCREASING TOMORROW AS MOISTURE BEGINS TO RETURN TO THE REGION.

NO SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TODAY. 500 M BURNOFF TEMPERATURE IS AROUND
62 DEGREES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 9 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.


TIME (CST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........12  15  20  24  28  23  17  11  10  9   7   8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............55  58  61  64  66  67  68  69  68  67  66  63
RH..............65  60  54  49  47  44  43  42  45  48  55  59
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   3   3
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 1.7 2.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 2.7 2.0 1.3 1.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  10  10  10  9   9   9   9   9   9   10  10
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...CARBONI
REQUESTED BY...DOUGLAS HEAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110302.TXPOI.01/LCH