FNUS74 KLCH 201945
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR 4097 FIRE...TFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
245 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

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

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON. BELIEVE THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING WILL BE
LIMITED. OTHERWISE GUSTY SOUTHERLIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...RELAXING SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH.
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.......2700-4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5800 FT AGL
LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7400-9200 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5900-6700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........47  46  48  53  59  64  69  66  67  71  75  78
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............89  90  91  91  91  91  90  86  84  82  80  79
RH..............50  50  47  47  47  50  56  68  72  77  85  88
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  13  12  10  9   8
EYE LVL WND GST.20  25  25  25  25  25  25  20  20  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.8 9.2 8.6 8.0 7.4 6.7 5.9 5.2 4.4 3.7 2.9 2.7
MIX HGT (KM)....1.8 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.26  28  26  25  24  24  25  26  26  28  26  24
TRANS SPD (M/S).12  13  12  11  11  11  11  12  12  13  12  11
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 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.......3700-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200-2900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 21 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARCOTTE
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110618.4097F.01/LCH