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SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDIN COUNTY...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
415 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...DRY AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF
A COLD FRONT. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE
DIMINISH BEFORE THE LOW HUMIDITIES MOVE IN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 2
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....CLEAR   CLEAR   CLEAR   CLEAR   CLEAR   CLEAR
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............45  51  57  61  65  68  70  71  71  70  69  66
RH..............67  52  42  34  30  26  23  23  26  27  30  34
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   NE  E   SE  SE  S
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2   2   1   1   1   1   2   2   2   2   3
20 FT WIND GUST.5                               5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   NE  E   SE  SE  S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   2   2   1   1   1   1   2   2   2   2   3
EYE LVL WND GST.5                               5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.5 3.3 4.0 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.2 3.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  N   N   N   N   N   N   NE  E   E   SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16  13  10  8   6   5   3   3   2   3   3   5
TRANS SPD (M/S).7   6   4   4   3   2   1   1   1   1   1   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 18 TO 23 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110404.HARDI.01/LCH