FNUS74 KLCH 031308
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-48...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
708 AM CST THU MAR 3 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA. GREATER LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN HIGHER DAYTIME RH VALUES THAN THE PAST
FEW DAYS. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH TROUGH THE REGION DURING
THE DAY ON SATURDAY.  THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH BETTER CHANCES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT ITSELF ON SATURDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL
AVERAGE LESS THAN ONE INCH. THE REGION WILL REMAIN IN A DROUGHT.

.TODAY...

MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
RH..............85  72  60  53  47  45  42  45  48  54  60  66
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   5
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 4.0 4.7 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.2 4.0 2.7
MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.2 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   9   10  10  12  12  13  13  14  15  16  17
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   4   5   5   6   6   6   7   7   8

.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CARBONI
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110303.C48__.01/LCH