FNUS74 KLCH 301128
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
628 AM CDT THU JUN 30 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL ALLOW ONLY FOR
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS
AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL FIRE
DANGER LEVELS.

A REMINDER...BURN BANS STILL IN PLACE FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS
AND LOUISIANA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8100-9600 FT
                    AGL DECREASING TO 6100-7400 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........40  42  43  45  47  48  50  50  50  50  50  50
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  81  85  87  89  90  92  92  92  92  91  89
RH..............87  79  68  63  59  55  53  52  53  53  54  57
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..1   2   3   3   3   5   6   7   8   9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.        5   5   5           10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1   2   2   3   3   4   5   5   6   6   6   7
EYE LVL WND GST.        5   5   5   5       10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 2.0 2.8 3.6 5.6 7.6 9.6 8.8 8.1 7.4 6.1 4.8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.7 2.3 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.3 1.9 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   SW  S   S   S   SE  S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5   3   3   3   3   5   6   6   6   6   8   9
TRANS SPD (M/S).2   1   1   1   1   2   3   3   3   3   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6300-7600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 7000-8900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 4400-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

$$
FORECASTER...PATRICK
REQUESTED BY...JON KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110630.TOURB.01/LCH