FNUS74 KLCH 291043 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...FWS-CAMERON PRAIRIE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 543 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAKNESS ALOFT OVER THE REGION COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DECREASING RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVERHEAD AND RELATIVELY DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND AN ASSOCIATED MOISTURE AXIS SAG SOUTH INTO THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM SKY (%).........80 81 82 83 84 84 85 85 83 81 79 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............79 81 83 84 85 86 86 86 86 86 86 RH..............89 89 85 81 77 75 73 72 71 71 72 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 9 9 10 12 12 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 20 20 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 15 15 20 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.6 2.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.5 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.6 9 14 17 18 20 20 20 21 21 22 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 6 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLOPE/VALLEY........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5200-6900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH. SLOPE/VALLEY........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...LANDRENEAU REQUESTED BY...GATOR TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110729.TOURB.01/LCH