FNUS74 KLCH 221044 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USF&WS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 544 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GOOD MORNING GATOR...SOME SHOWERS ALREADY DEVELOPING THIS MORNING OUT OVER THE GULF AND THESE ARE FORECAST TO SPREAD INLAND LATER THIS MORNING. WHILE THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN ALL DAY...IT APPEARS THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE MID TO LATE MORNING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. PREDOMINANT SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 MPH AT EYE LEVEL WITH SOME TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900-5900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900-5900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 50 50 47 47 47 47 47 47 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............77 79 82 85 86 88 88 88 88 88 87 87 RH..............93 86 79 73 69 66 66 66 66 66 67 68 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 9 9 9 7 6 6 7 8 9 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.9 3.2 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.0 5.5 5.9 4.9 3.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 12 12 10 8 6 5 5 6 9 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-700 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-700 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...BRAZZELL REQUESTED BY...GATOR TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110722.TOURB.02/LCH