FNUS74 KLCH 170438
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TEXAS POINT WEST...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1138 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL
MAINTAIN DRY WEATHER WITH HOT DAYS AND VERY WARM NIGHTS THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN THE
30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE INLAND AND 35 TO 45 PERCENT RANGE NEAR THE
COAST. THE APPROACH OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH INTO THE CENTRAL U.S.
EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL BRING HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND AN INCREASED
CHANCE FOR RAIN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 M AGL DECREASING TO 550 M BY SUNRISE.

MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 10 M/S.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM   8 AM
SKY (%).........40     40     35     35     30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............82     82     82     81     84
RH..............84     85     89     89     84
20 FT WIND......S 12   S 12   S 12   S 13   S 13
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20     20
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8    S 8    S 9    S 10   S 10
EYE LEVEL WIND..13     13     15     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....3100   2700   2300   1900   2000
MIX HGT (M).....940    820    700    580    610
TRANSPORT WIND..S 18   S 16   S 16   S 18   S 22
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 8    S 7    S 7    S 8    S 10


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 M AGL INCREASING TO 1130 M AGL
                    BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 11 M/S.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......550-1040 M AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 11 M/S.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...LISA SALYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110616.TEXAS.03/LCH