FNUS74 KLCH 242108 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 408 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE WILL BE AN ISOLATED CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL SUNSET...WITH MAINLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL BE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE AND A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL PROVIDE A DAILY CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE DISPERSION....FAIR. TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM SKY (%).........58 57 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 56 57 58 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............89 88 87 85 83 82 82 81 81 81 80 80 RH..............61 63 68 72 77 79 79 82 82 82 85 88 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.5 MIX HGT (KM)....1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 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.......2600-4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE DISPERSION....FAIR. $$ FORECASTER...RUA REQUESTED BY...GATOR TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110724.TOURB.03/LCH