FNUS74 KLCH 011602 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1102 AM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THROUGH THE NOON TIME. A SEA-BREEZE IS FORECAST TO FORM AFTER 2 PM. THIS WILL SHIFT WINDS TO THE SOUTH AT AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. ALSO...WITH THE SEA-BREEZE THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM. IF A STORM DEVELOPS...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND ERRATIC AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. BROAD UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN A MOSTLY DRY WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DAILY THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO CONTINUED DRY GROUND FUELS. RAIN CHANCES MAY IMPROVE SLIGHTLY BEGINNING TUESDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WEAKENS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS BECOMING SOUTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5900-7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P SKY (%).........35 40 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 43 40 38 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 92 93 94 94 94 93 91 89 86 83 81 RH..............60 54 51 47 47 46 49 52 57 63 70 74 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW SW SW S S S S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 3 5 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 7 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW SW SW S S S S S SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 2 4 6 7 8 8 7 7 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.9 6.3 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.4 6.9 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.6 MIX HGT (KM)....1.8 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600-3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...RUA REQUESTED BY...JON KING TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110701.TOURB.01/LCH