FNUS74 KLCH 071136 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 636 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY... MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 90S ON SOUTHWEST WINDS. ANY PROBLEMS CALL ME GATOR...337-477- 3422... KENT A REMINDER...BURN BANS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........41 40 39 38 37 36 36 35 34 33 32 32 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 83 85 86 87 88 88 88 88 88 87 86 RH..............85 74 70 68 63 61 61 61 59 59 61 63 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 7 8 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SW SW 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 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.5 4.1 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 3 3 3 3 5 7 8 10 13 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...GATOR TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110707.TOURB.01/LCH