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FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LACASSINE LEVEES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
642 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION TODAY. WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST EARLY SWITCHING TO SOUTHERLY BY THIS AFTERNOON.
DRY AND MILD WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........1   1   2   2   3   4   6   7   8   9   10  11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............50  54  59  62  64  66  67  66  65  63  60  58
RH..............56  48  39  33  32  32  32  34  38  43  51  59
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   5   5   5   6   6   7   7   7   6   6   5
EYE LVL WND GST.5           10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.1 2.5 1.9 1.3 0.8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8   8   8   8   9   10  12  14  15  15  13  9
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   4   4   4   5   6   7   7   6   4
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

$$
FORECASTER...PATRICK
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110311.LACAS.01/LCH