FNUS74 KLCH 011257
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANGELINA COMP 88...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
757 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...PATCHY DENSE FOG IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING
WILL BURN OFF BY MID-MORNING. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVING PAST THE
REGION WILL ALLOW FOR LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AND LINGER THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOW CLOUDS AND LIGHT FOG (VISIBILITIES
ABOVE 2 MILES) ARE LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS INCREASING LOW-
LEVEL MOISTURE GETS TRAPPED BELOW A DEVELOPING INVERSION JUST OFF THE
SURFACE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........2-VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14
                    TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MID  2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........33    28   26   28    29   32   37    41   45   50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE  NONE NONE NONE  NONE NONE NONE  NONE NONE NONE
TEMP............66    73   78   79    77   70   65    64   62   61
RH..............63    51   48   49    54   68   81    84   90   93
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 3   S 4  S 4  S 5   S 5  S 5  SW 6  SW 5 W 4  W 3
EYE LEVEL GUST..4     5    6    7     8    9    10    8    6    4
MIX HGT (FT)....2100  5900 8400 8400  7500 4700 1000  600  600  500
MIX HGT (M).....640   1800 2560 2560  2290 1430 300   180  180  150
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6  SW 3 SW 7 SW 14 S 15 S 15 S 12  S 10 S 9  S 8
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 3  SW 2 SW 4 SW 8  S 9  S 9  S 6   S 5  S 5  S 4
HAINES INDEX....2     2    2    2     2    2    2     2    2    2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ESCUDE/PATRICK
REQUESTED BY...ANGELINA NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110401.ANGEL.01/LCH