FNUS74 KLCH 130956 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 456 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY AS A WEAK EASTERLY WAVE MOVES THROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL THEN REMAIN IN PICTURE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK AS A MOIST EASTERLY FLOW ABOVE THE SURFACE CONTINUES TO BRING IN MARITIME AIR WITH ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCES IN THE EASTERLY FLOW. DESPITE THE HIGHER CHANCE FOR RAIN...BURN BANS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR ALL OF LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 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........59 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM SKY (%).........79 79 79 80 80 81 81 82 82 82 81 81 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............80 80 81 83 86 88 90 91 92 92 92 92 RH..............84 84 82 76 68 63 58 54 51 52 56 58 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 6 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.4 3.4 3.8 4.2 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W SW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 8 7 6 5 3 3 3 5 6 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...SWEENEY REQUESTED BY...GATOR TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110713.TOURB.01/LCH