FNUS74 KLCH 191338 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TISON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 838 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... THE PRESSURE DIFFERENCES FROM A LOW OVER NORTH TEXAS AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST WILL CAUSE STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR PARISHES AND COUNTIES ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SKIES TODAY WILL BE SUNNY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE FOR A SHOWER TOMORROW AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE MOISTURE PULLS OUT TO THE NORTHEAST. DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK WITH THE NEXT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL INFO...THE NEXT EXPECTED TIME FOR A CHANGE IN THE WIND DIRECTION OTHER THAN SOUTHERLY: OVER A WEEK DOWN THE ROAD...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT MAY 26TH. THAT SAID, THE FRONT WILL BE WASHING OUT WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURNING BY SATURDAY THE 28TH. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 24 TO 26 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........32 33 33 33 34 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............73 76 78 79 80 81 82 82 82 82 82 81 RH..............86 78 75 72 71 68 68 69 69 70 73 75 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 EYE LVL WND GST.15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.24 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 25 TRANS SPD (M/S).11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 25 TO 32 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 28 TO 29 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SWEENEY REQUESTED BY...GATOR SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110519.TISON.01/LCH