FNUS74 KLCH 091000
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
500 AM CDT THU JUN 9 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ONLY SMALL RAIN CHANCES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEK AS A WEAK WAVE ALOFT SLOWLY CROSSES THE AREA. MAINLY
DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN BY THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT
BECOMES RE-ESTABLISHED. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE NORM
THANKS TO THIS RIDGING.

A REMINDER...BURN BANS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR ALL OF LOUISIANA AND THE
SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF TEXAS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........12  14  16  18  20  21  23  25  27  29  29  31
WEATHER COV.....                        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                        TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............73  78  82  86  89  91  93  93  93  93  93  92
RH..............94  94  78  66  56  52  47  45  44  42  42  43
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..2   3   3   4   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   3   3   4   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.3 2.3 3.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 7.3 8.2 9.2 9.0 8.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  15  15  15  14  13  12  10  12  12  12  12
TRANS SPD (M/S).6   7   7   7   6   6   5   4   5   5   5   5
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600-7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ESCUDE
REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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