FNUS74 KLCH 301109
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...FWS-CAMERON PRAIRIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
609 AM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL MOVE ONSHORE AND ACROSS CAMERON
PARISH. STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DRAW TO A CLOSE BY THE NOON HOUR. SKIES TO BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
TEMPERATURES INTO THE 90S.

WARMER TOMORROW AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGES BUILDS ALOFT WITH SKIES
REMAINING MOSTLY SUNNY AND TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOWER 90S AND THE
HEAT INDEX INTO THE UPPER 90S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-5100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    4500-5700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING
                    TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........54  54  53  52  52  51  50  49  49  48  47  46
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............82  84  87  88  89  90  90  90  90  89  88  87
RH..............83  74  69  66  61  60  59  59  61  63  65  67
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   6   7   7   7   8   8   8   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.        10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   4   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 3.3 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.7 2.9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 1.0 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.1 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12  12  10  9   9   8   8   8   8   9   9   9
TRANS SPD (M/S).5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
HAINES INDEX....M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5400-6900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING
                    TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...GATOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110730.TOURB.01/LCH