FNUS74 KLCH 291500 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 2460 FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1000 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. RH VALUE IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 46 TO 50 PERCENT FOR THE LOWEST VALUE. VERY HOT ON THE FIRE-LINE WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES EXPECTED INTO THE MID 90S AND THE HEAT INDEX AROUND 100 DEGREES. NO RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST. ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY CONTACT THIS OFFICE AT 337-477-3422 EXT 265. BURN BANS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL SOUTHEAST TEXAS COUNTIES AND THE LOUISIANA PARISHES OF JEFFERSON DAVIS...CAMERON AND VERMILION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 24 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........59 52 44 36 34 33 31 29 27 25 33 41 WEATHER COV.....PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............85 88 90 92 92 93 93 92 90 88 84 81 RH..............74 66 60 55 54 51 51 53 56 60 66 76 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 13 11 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 20 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S SE EYE LVL WND SPD.10 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 13 11 8 7 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.7 4.2 4.7 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.5 3.8 3.2 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.22 23 24 24 24 23 23 23 22 22 22 23 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) TOWARDS SUNRISE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200-2400 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 26 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. .MEMORIAL DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 22 TO 25 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...ICT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110529.HWY24.03/LCH