FNUS74 KLCH 211103 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USF&WS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 603 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ONGOING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ONSHORE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THESE STORMS SHOULD DISSIPATE BY MID MORNING BUT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ALL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL COME TO AN END SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. FRIDAY WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........61 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.......3600-5200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING ...THEN INCREASING TO 5000-6700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3700-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 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 SKY (%).........30 31 31 32 33 33 34 35 35 36 37 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............77 79 82 85 86 88 89 89 89 89 88 RH..............94 84 76 70 67 64 62 61 62 62 63 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 2.1 3.6 5.2 5.7 6.2 6.7 6.1 5.6 5.0 4.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.6 1.1 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 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.......1300-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...JONES REQUESTED BY...GATOR TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110721.TOURB.05/LCH