FNUS74 KLCH 021216 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE FIRE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 716 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL HELP KEEP SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WIDELY SCATTERED AT BEST THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WITHOUT ANY WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL EXPECTED...GROUND FUELS WILL CONTINUE TO DRY OUT AND CAUSE AN ELEVATED FIRE RISK. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE AWAY FROM STORMS...WITH A LAND-BREEZE OR LIGHT NORTH WINDS AT NIGHT AND DURING THE DAYTIME... WITH A LIGHT SEA-BREEZE OR SOUTH WINDS DURING THE DAYTIME. A REMINDER...BURN BANS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000-10300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 1 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........10 15 20 25 30 35 40 41 42 43 43 44 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............77 81 85 88 90 92 93 94 94 94 93 91 RH..............90 77 68 61 57 54 50 50 50 50 49 52 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE E SE SE S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 5 5 5 3 5 6 8 9 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.9 2.9 4.0 5.0 6.1 7.1 8.2 9.3 10 9.7 9.0 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.0 2.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW N NE NE E E E SE S TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 10 10 9 7 5 2 1 2 8 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 7 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7100-8400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-9000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ESCUDE REQUESTED BY...JON KING TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110702.TOURB.01/LCH