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SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE FIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
233 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ISOLATED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF TODAY AS A DISTURBANCE ALOFT IN THE ATMOSPHERE MOVES
AWAY FROM THE AREA. AFTER A QUIET NIGHT TONIGHT...SHOWERS AND STORMS
LOOK LIKELY AGAIN FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS DEEP
MOISTURE IN PLACE INTERACTS WITH ANOTHER PASSING DISTURBANCE. WINDS
WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORM WHICH DEVELOPS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM
SKY (%).........65  58  52  45  38  33  35  37  38  40  42  48
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............88  88  88  87  86  85  83  82  80  80  79  79
RH..............64  64  65  68  70  74  78  81  82  86  87  88
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..15  15  14  13  12  10  9   9   9   9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  20  20  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.12  11  10  10  9   8   7   7   7   7   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.20  20  20  20  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.5
MIX HGT (KM)....1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.22  21  21  20  18  18  18  20  20  20  20  20
TRANS SPD (M/S).10  9   9   9   8   8   8   9   9   9   9   9
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 20 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER/ESCUDE
REQUESTED BY...JON KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110621.TOURB.01/LCH