FNUS74 KLCH 061324 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR OLIVE FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 824 AM CDT MON JUN 6 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HOT TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN OCCUR ACROSS THE SPOT AREA WITH READINGS AROUND 100 DEGREES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. STRAY LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE STORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 12300-13800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5300 FT AGL BY THE END OF THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSION....GOOD IN THE MORNING BECOMING EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 47 54 54 54 55 55 55 55 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 96 98 99 99 99 98 96 93 88 RH..............59 52 44 39 34 33 33 33 36 39 44 53 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 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 E E E E E E SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 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 13 12 12 8.4 5.3 2.1 1.9 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.5 2.4 3.3 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.5 2.6 1.6 0.6 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E E SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 10 12 12 10 9 8 10 13 14 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 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 (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSION....BECOMING POOR OVERNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........41 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 2700-3900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9900-11700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 8100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSION....FAIR IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...RUA REQUESTED BY...ICT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110606.OLIVE.01/LCH