FNUS74 KLCH 121111 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 611 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BRIEF GULF SHOWERS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE... PASSING DISTURBANCES ALOFT MAY SET OFF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5200 FT AGL BY MIDMORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5900-7400 FT AGL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........55 55 59 61 63 67 67 67 62 59 57 52 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 84 86 89 91 92 93 93 93 93 92 91 RH..............85 78 71 66 61 58 57 56 56 58 60 62 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 6 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 2.0 3.6 5.2 5.9 6.7 7.4 6.0 4.6 3.2 3.3 3.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.6 1.1 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.3 1.8 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W SW SW S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 5 5 3 5 8 12 14 13 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 2 2 2 1 2 4 5 6 6 4 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-800 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5600-6900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...TRARES REQUESTED BY...GATOR TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110712.TOURB.01/LCH