FNUS74 KLCH 110857 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 357 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE MID 30% RANGE WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS. THIS COUPLED WITH THE ONGOING SEVERE DROUGHT WILL KEEP THE FIRE DANGER ELEVATED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BECOME REESTABLISHED SENDING US BACK INTO AN EXTENDED DRY PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING WELL ABOVE THE NORM. A REMINDER...BURN BANS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR ALL OF LOUISIANA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF TEXAS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6200-7900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9300-10600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 8100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........12 21 30 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............73 78 82 86 89 91 93 93 93 93 92 90 RH..............79 64 56 48 42 40 36 37 37 37 38 42 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 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.1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.8 3.1 4.4 6.2 7.9 9.6 10 10 11 9.3 8.1 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.5 0.9 1.3 1.9 2.4 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 2.8 2.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 10 10 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........36 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.......600-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100-9900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...LANDRENEAU REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110608.FIRE_.08/LCH