FNUS74 KLCH 091113
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
613 AM CDT SAT JUL 9 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH RAIN CHANCES
REMAINING MINIMAL.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........40  40  40  40  40  40  40  42  43  45  47  48
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............79  82  85  88  89  91  92  92  92  92  91  90
RH..............85  77  70  64  63  60  58  58  58  58  60  62
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7   8   8   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   6   6   6   6   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 2.5 4.3 5.4 5.6 5.2 4.8 5.2 5.7 5.9 5.4 4.6
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.8 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6   8   10  12  10  8   7   7   8   9   10  13
TRANS SPD (M/S).3   4   4   5   4   4   3   3   4   4   4   6
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MARCOTTE/TRARES
REQUESTED BY...GATOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110709.TOURB.01/LCH