FNUS74 KLCH 101149 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 649 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE EXPECTING NO MORE THAN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS TO COME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900-6300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 1 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 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............82 86 89 91 92 93 94 94 94 93 91 89 RH..............76 68 60 56 54 52 51 51 51 53 56 59 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.5 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 5.2 6.3 6.0 4.9 3.9 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.2 3.5 2.8 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 12 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000-7700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...MARCOTTE REQUESTED BY...GATOR TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110710.TOURB.01/LCH