FNUS74 KLCH 271133
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
633 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
HOT AND DRY FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE IS THE DOMINANT
WEATHER PATTERN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5300-7100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........27  29  31  33  36  38  40  40  40  40  40  40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............79  81  84  86  88  89  90  90  90  90  89  88
RH..............87  79  72  67  63  61  59  58  56  54  55  58
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..6   7   7   8   9   9   9   10  10  10  10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  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.5   5   6   6   6   7   7   7   7   8   7   7
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 2.4 3.8 5.2 5.8 6.5 7.1 6.9 6.6 6.4 5.3 4.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.7 1.2 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  14  13  13  12  12  12  12  12  13  13  14
TRANS SPD (M/S).6   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5400-7100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD.

$$
FORECASTER...ERICKSON
REQUESTED BY...JON KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110627.TOURB.01/LCH