FNUS74 KLCH 111120
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
620 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE BURN AREA. ISOLATED GULF
SHOWERS MAY MOVE ONSHORE CAMERON PARISH THIS MORNING.

ALSO...THE SEA BREEZE MAY SET OFF ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5700 FT AGL
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 4 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........50  52  52  53  54  54  54  50  49  47  44  44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............83  85  88  90  91  92  92  92  92  91  90  88
RH..............78  73  70  67  62  60  58  58  56  60  62  68
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..1   2   3   3   3   5   5   6   6   7   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.        5   5   5           10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1   2   2   3   3   4   4   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.        5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 4.1 5.7 5.5 5.2 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   SW  S   S   S   S   SE  S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.2   1   1   2   3   5   6   6   7   8   9   10
TRANS SPD (M/S).1   0   0   1   1   2   3   3   3   4   4   4
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-6100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRARES
REQUESTED BY...GATOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110711.TOURB.01/LCH