FNUS74 KLCH 140959 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 459 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCE FOR RAIN EAST OF AN ALEXANDRIA TO CAMERON LINE. THROUGH SUNDAY...RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THIS AREA WILL AVERAGE AROUND ONE INCH TO TWO INCHES ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DESPITE THE HIGHER CHANCE FOR RAIN...BURN BANS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR ALL OF LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-5100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........59 61 63 65 66 68 70 69 68 68 67 66 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............80 83 86 89 90 92 93 93 93 93 92 91 RH..............85 77 70 64 59 57 53 52 53 53 56 58 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 9 9 10 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 10 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.8 4.3 4.9 5.1 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.1 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 10 8 7 6 6 7 9 12 13 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 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.......3500-5300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 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 20110714.TOURB.01/LCH