FNUS74 KLCH 081117 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 617 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... REGARDING 10 DAY PRECIP CHANCE. LOW END CHANCES BEING MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NO SIGNIFICANT OR WIDESPREAD EVENTS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL KEEP WINDS RELATIVELY LIGHT AND GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTH. UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ENOUGH MOISTURE INTO THE REGION TO ALLOW FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON WITH DAYTIME HEATING. ANY DEVELOPMENT SHOULD DISSIPATE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET EACH EVENING. A REMINDER...BURN BANS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........33 37 40 43 47 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 84 87 89 90 91 91 91 91 90 89 88 RH..............74 66 61 57 54 52 53 54 55 56 57 60 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 3.8 4.3 4.9 5.4 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.1 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200-2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MARCOTTE REQUESTED BY...GATOR TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110708.TOURB.01/LCH