FNUS74 KLCH 192325 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR POWERLINE FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 625 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY...WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER AS A SURGE OF TROPICAL MOISTURE BEGINS TO STREAM INTO THE REGION. ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...BUT THIS WILL CHANGE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS TROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE AND AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. TOTAL TWO DAY RAINFALL TOTALS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL AVERAGE AROUND 1 INCH...WHICH WHILE BADLY NEEDED...WILL PUT ONLY A SMALL DENT IN OUR ONGOING DROUGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000-7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM SKY (%).........17 13 8 9 10 11 17 24 31 32 34 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............99 98 96 92 88 86 84 83 82 81 80 79 RH..............34 37 39 48 55 63 67 73 78 83 86 90 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 13 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.25 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...7.0 6.0 5.0 4.1 3.3 2.5 2.1 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 MIX HGT (KM)....2.1 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 24 25 25 25 23 21 17 15 13 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).10 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 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.......3300-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100-2500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-8600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 18 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...LANDRENEAU REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110619.POWER.01/LCH