FNUS74 KLCH 261039
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...FWS-CAMERON PRAIRIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
539 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
DAILY SCATTERED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
ALOFT REMAINS PARKED OVER THE REGION.

A REMINDER...BURN BANS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR INTERIOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AS WELL AS JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH IN SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........65  65  64  63  62  62  61  60  59  58  57  57
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............79  79  81  84  86  88  89  90  90  90  90  89
RH..............90  91  85  78  72  66  64  62  61  61  61  61
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   7   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10                  10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 4.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8   8   8   8   8   8   9   9   10  12  13  13
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   5   6   6
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-2100 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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REQUESTED BY...GATOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110726.TOURB.01/LCH