FNUS74 KLCH 151620
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1120 AM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
PLENTIFUL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE DAY AS COPIOUS GULF MOISTURE COMBINES WITH LINGERING OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES AND WEAK ENERGY ALOFT.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........96  99  99  96  94  91  88  86  86  88  91  93
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............85  85  86  86  85  85  85  85  84  83  82  81
RH..............71  68  67  66  66  67  71  72  75  77  79  80
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   5   5   6   7   8   9   9   9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   W   SW  S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   6   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.3 3.8 3.4 3.2
MIX HGT (KM)....1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   8   9   10  12  13  14  15  15  15  14  14
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   4   5   6   6   7   7   7   6   6
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-5000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...ESCUDE
REQUESTED BY...GATOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110715.TOURB.02/LCH