FNUS74 KLCH 051212 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TORBE FIRE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 712 AM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA AS STORMS MOVE DOWN FROM THE NORTH. RAIN CHANCES WILL EXTEND TO THE COAST. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S WITH THE HEAT INDEX RANGING FROM 96 TO 104 DEGREES. THOSE OUTSIDE TODAY AND THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK SHOULD BE ADVISED TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. THIS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. THE DROUGHT WILL CONTINUE...AS NOT ENOUGH RAINFALL TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL DENT IN THE DROUGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5500-7400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. 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 (%).........33 38 43 49 54 59 64 65 66 67 67 68 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............78 81 84 87 89 90 92 92 92 92 91 90 RH..............79 72 65 60 55 52 51 52 52 54 55 59 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 1 2 3 7 9 10 12 12 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W SW SW S S SE SE S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 2.3 4.0 5.6 6.2 6.8 7.4 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.5 4.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.7 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S SE SE E SE SE SE SE S TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 5 3 3 3 5 6 7 9 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5700-7600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4500-5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...GATOR TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110705.TORBE.01/LCH