FNUS74 KLCH 241209
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TISON FIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
709 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...UNSEASONABLY WARM AND SOMEWHAT HUMID CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE CONFINED TO THIS THURSDAY AS A COLD
FRONT ADVANCES INTO THE AREA THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-4100 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 18 TO 26 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50  50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............78  80  81  82  82  83  83  83  83  83  82  81
RH..............82  78  74  72  71  69  69  68  68  69  71  73
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  10  11  12  12  12  12  12  11  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST.15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.9   10  10  11  12  12  12  12  12  11  11  10
EYE LVL WND GST.15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.8 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.0 2.6 2.2 1.9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.21  23  24  25  26  26  26  26  26  25  24  23
TRANS SPD (M/S).9   10  11  11  12  12  12  12  12  11  11  10
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 23 TO 26 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 28 TO 31 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...MARCOTTE/TRARES
REQUESTED BY...GATOR SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110524.TISON.01/LCH