FNUS74 KLCH 030937 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 437 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 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.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-7800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM SKY (%).........16 13 10 13 16 19 22 24 27 30 33 36 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............78 79 79 82 86 89 91 92 93 94 94 94 RH..............84 81 81 73 65 59 56 54 52 49 50 50 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W SW SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 6 7 8 6 2 1 5 10 15 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 15 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W NW NW NW NW SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 2 5 5 6 4 2 1 4 8 11 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 15 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.7 1.5 2.3 3.0 3.8 4.6 5.4 6.2 7.0 7.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW NW N NE NE E S SW TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 6 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...ESCUDE REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110703.TOURB.02/LCH