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SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDIN COUNTY...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
354 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON
WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. STORMS WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS. SOME STORMS WILL
BECOME SEVERE. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO END DURING THE EVENING HOURS
AS THE FRONT PUSHES INTO THE GULF. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND
INCREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY BEHIND THE FRONT. ALSO
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP AROUND 10 TO 13 DEGREES.

THIS LATEST ROUND OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FROM 1/2 TO ONE
INCH OF RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION WITH SOME LOCATIONS GETTING UP
TO TWO INCHES.

TUESDAY WILL SEE NORTH WINDS DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY AND BECOMING
MORE EASTERLY. DRY AND COOL WITH MUCH LOWER RH VALUES AND TEMPERATURES
IN THE LOWER 70S.

WINDS ON WEDNESDAY WILL START OUT FROM THE EAST AND BECOMING SOUTHEAST
DURING THE DAY AS TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB BACK INTO THE MID 70S. NEXT
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE ON THURSDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
SKY (%).........35  36  40  43  62  81  100 100 100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............79  77  76  75  74  74  74  73  73  72  72  72
RH..............69  76  79  82  83  88  89  87  88  89  90  91
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.10  9   9   9   8   9   9   9   9   9   9   9
EYE LVL WND GST.20  20  20  20  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.25  26  26  28  29  30  30  30  30  30  30  30
TRANS SPD (M/S).11  12  12  13  13  13  13  13  13  13  13  13

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    2000-2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 30 TO 33 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 31 TO 38 MPH DECREASING TO 24 TO 28 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...CARBONI
REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20110403.HARDI.01/LCH