FNUS74 KLCH 251159
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
659 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
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.

UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO
SUPPRESS SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS...WITH A RETURN TO HOTTER AND DRIER WEATHER EXPECTED.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 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 (%).........44  45  46  46  47  48  49  46  42  39  35  32
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............76  79  83  85  87  88  90  90  90  90  89  88
RH..............91  81  73  67  63  61  58  58  58  58  59  61
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   8   9   10  12  13  13  13  13  12  10
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  10  10  15  15  20  20  20  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   5   6   7   8   9   10  10  10  10  9   8
EYE LVL WND GST.5   10  10  10  15  15  20  20  20  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 2.3 3.9 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.7 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   12  14  15  15  15  15  15  16  17  20  21
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   5   6   7   7   7   7   7   7   8   9   9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5300-6600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING
                    TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD.

$$
FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...JON KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110625.TOURB.01/LCH