FNUS74 KLCH 092035 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 335 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BECOME REESTABLISHED SENDING US BACK INTO AN EXTENDED DRY PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING WELL ABOVE THE NORM. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 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.......5200-6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........40 35 35 35 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 85 81 79 77 76 76 75 74 73 73 RH..............46 52 61 66 68 73 75 77 82 83 84 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SE EYE LVL WND SPD.6 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...6.2 5.2 3.5 1.9 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.2 MIX HGT (KM)....1.9 1.6 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 15 13 10 8 7 6 6 5 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 6 4 4 3 3 3 2 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7300-8500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9400-10500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 8300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 0 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. $$ FORECASTER...MARCOTTE REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110608.FIRE_.08/LCH