FNUS74 KLCH 050145 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN WIRE FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 845 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 25-30% CAN BE EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS. THIS...COMBINED WITH 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 ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRACKS FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE REGION. LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. 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.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-10000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........50 48 47 45 43 42 40 40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 85 81 79 77 76 75 74 73 73 72 72 RH..............44 50 56 62 67 69 74 76 79 79 81 81 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...8.4 5.9 3.3 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 MIX HGT (KM)....2.6 1.8 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE S SW SW W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 10 12 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12900-13500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 15 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...SWEENEY REQUESTED BY...DWAYNE TEEL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110604.BURNW.01/LCH