FNUS74 KLCH 221202 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 702 AM CDT WED JUN 22 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ALONG WITH A VERY MOIST AIR MASS WILL COMBINE FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE AROUND 1/2 INCH...HOWEVER SOME LOCALIZED AREAS WILL RECEIVE 1 TO 2 INCHES. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO START BETWEEN 9 AM AND 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. SOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS MAY OCCUR WITH THE STORMS ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY. DECENT MOISTURE WILL STILL BE IN PLACE ALLOWING FOR AT-LEAST SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE DAYTIME HEATING. RAIN CHANCES WILL DECREASE BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........60 65 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 WEATHER COV..... LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............82 83 83 85 86 86 87 87 87 87 87 86 RH..............83 82 77 70 68 65 63 63 63 63 63 65 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 8 8 8 9 10 9 9 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 15 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.7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 9 12 12 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.6 3.7 3.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S SE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 15 15 13 8 6 7 9 12 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 7 7 6 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-4800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...RUA REQUESTED BY...JON KING TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110622.TOURB.01/LCH