FNUS74 KLCH 150130 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TEXAS POINT WEST...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 830 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE MAY BE ENOUGH TO FIRE OFF WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA. OTHERWISE, RIDGING NEAR THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN A HOLD ON OUR WEATHER WITH DRY AND HOT AFTERNOONS. HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL HELP WITH THE EXISTING FIRE DANGER. BURN BANS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR ALL OF LOUISIANA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF TEXAS. .REST OF TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM 7 AM SKY (%).........14 18 23 30 33 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............84 82 81 80 80 80 RH..............77 82 84 86 88 85 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..18 17 16 12 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 1600 1500 1300 1300 1700 MIX HGT (M).....610 490 460 400 400 520 TRAN WIND (MPH).S 17 S 17 S 18 S 18 S 18 SW 18 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 SW 8 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CARBONI REQUESTED BY...CRAIG CRENSHAW TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110614.TEXAS.02/LCH