FNUS74 KLCH 082301 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 601 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MINIMAL RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTO DRY WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES REESTABLISHED. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE NORM WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE. VERY HIGH FIRE THREAT THROUGH SATURDAY. A REMINDER...BURN BANS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR ALL OF LOUISIANA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF TEXAS. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 WEATHER COV.....CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............91 89 85 81 79 78 77 76 75 74 74 73 RH..............43 47 55 64 72 75 80 82 85 87 89 90 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 5.3 4.4 2.9 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.1 MIX HGT (KM)....1.6 1.6 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 15 14 13 12 9 7 5 2 2 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......4400-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5900-7500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8300-9700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 7000-7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110608.FIRE_.08/LCH