FNUS74 KLCH 182215 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR PIPELINE FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 515 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXTREME FIRE DANGER THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS SOUTH WINDS ARE RUNNING ABOUT 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UP THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THEY WILL TAPER OFF ONLY SLIGHTLY. THE RH WILL CLIMB SLOWLY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. VERY STRONG WINDS AROUND 17 TO 23 MPH BY THE ALET MORNING HOURS WITH GUSTS ABOVE 25 MPH. THERE IS NO RAIN IN SIGHT. PLEASE CALL...337-477-3422 EXT 265 ASK FOR KENT .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT...TOWARDS SUNRISE EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........30 30 44 58 71 85 85 85 85 85 80 80 WEATHER COV.....PTCLDY PTCLDY CLDY CLDY CLDY CLDY WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............80 80 78 77 76 75 75 75 74 74 73 72 RH..............74 74 79 82 85 86 88 89 90 91 93 93 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..16 15 15 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.12 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND GST.17 16 16 16 16 16 14 14 14 14 14 14 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 2.5 2.1 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.28 28 25 24 22 20 17 15 15 15 15 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).13 13 11 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 33 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-900 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...HERMAN HALL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110418.PIPEL.01/LCH