FNUS74 KLCH 021941 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDIN COUNTY...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 241 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH ON SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES. A STRONG COLD FRONT ON MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BACK INTO THE REGION. STORMS MAY PRODUCE NUMEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE INCIDENT AREA. THE BEST TIME FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AT THE SITE ON MONDAY LOOK TO BE BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-900 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........49 48 45 43 52 71 80 81 84 85 81 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............77 74 72 70 69 69 69 68 67 67 66 66 RH..............72 78 84 89 92 94 95 97 99 100 99 100 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 2.4 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 18 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BRAZZELL REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20110402.HARDI.08/LCH