FNUS74 KLCH 151428
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARCAT SEEDTREE...U.S ARMY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
928 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ENTER THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING AND
EXIT THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A
QUICK MOVING THIN BAND OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED.
MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT IN INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
THE DRY AIR MASS WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION ON SATURDAY WITH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 20 PERCENT...CREATING AN ELEVATED FIRE
DANGER.

BURN BANS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING
HARDIN...TYLER...JASPER...AND NEWTON COUNTIES.


.TODAY...

MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
RH..............84  79  69  64  58  51  44  39  36  36  35  43
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   7   8   8   9   8   7   7   6   6   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.2 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.4 3.9 3.2 2.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.28  26  26  25  25  25  26  26  28  29  30  30
TRANS SPD (M/S).13  12  12  11  11  11  12  12  13  13  13  13

$$
FORECASTER...TRARES
REQUESTED BY...SALLEY MARCANTEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110415.ARCAT.02/LCH