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SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
625 AM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
DEEPER MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE EAST OF THE REGION AS
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST.
JUST A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...
MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. OTHERWISE...A RETURN TO HOT AND DRY
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.

YOU MAY SEE AN ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWER MOVE IN FROM THE GULF BEFORE
9 AM. OTHERWISE...AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MAY DEVELOP
LATER ON IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER 1 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-4700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........60  60  60  60  60  60  60  58  57  55  53  52
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............78  80  83  85  86  87  88  89  88  88  88  87
RH..............88  82  72  67  65  61  59  57  59  57  57  59
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   9   9   12  13  14  14  14  13  12  12
20 FT WIND GUST.14  14  15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.8   8   8   8   9   10  10  10  10  10  9   9
EYE LVL WND GST.11  12  12  14  15  20  20  20  20  20  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.9 3.5 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12  14  17  20  20  20  18  18  18  18  18  20
TRANS SPD (M/S).5   6   8   9   9   9   8   8   8   8   8   9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....FAIR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...JON KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110624.TOURB.01/LCH