FNUS74 KLCH 032239 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR DAM B FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 539 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...BUT DUE TO THE ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND VERY DRY GROUND FUELS...FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN ELEVATED. BURN BANS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES OVER THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST. OTHERWISE...LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......7700-8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........5 5 10 10 15 15 20 25 30 35 40 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............95 90 85 81 79 78 77 76 75 74 74 73 RH..............37 52 59 66 69 72 75 77 79 81 83 84 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S SW SW W W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE S S SW SW W W W W NW EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...7.9 7.6 5.4 3.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 MIX HGT (KM)....2.4 2.3 1.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SW W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 7 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......400-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10200-11800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ESCUDE REQUESTED BY...DWAYNE TEEL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110603.DAMBF.01/LCH