FNUS74 KLCH 061327 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE 452 GIST ROAD...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 827 AM CDT MON JUN 6 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEATHER PATTERN EXPECTED TO REMAIN THE SAME AS THE LAST FEW DAYS. HOT WITH RELATIVELY LOW HUMIDITY AND ONLY ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. FORTUNATELY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE. IF ANY FURTHER INFO IS REQUIRED...PLEASE LET US KNOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 13900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 9900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1900-2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 46 55 55 55 55 54 54 54 53 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 90 93 95 97 98 98 98 97 95 92 88 RH..............59 52 46 40 36 35 35 35 38 42 47 55 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 4.9 7.9 11 14 9.9 5.9 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.0 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.5 2.4 3.3 4.2 3.0 1.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E SE S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 10 10 12 14 17 18 18 16 14 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 4 5 6 8 8 8 7 6 5 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10200-10600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 6700-8600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 1 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MARCOTTE REQUESTED BY...ICT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110606.FIRE4.01/LCH