FNUS74 KLCH 311116
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...FWS-CAMERON PRAIRIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
616 AM CDT SUN JUL 31 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
LOOKING AT ERRATIC WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH TODAY AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB
INTO THE LOWER 90S. SKIES TODAY WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH THE HEAT
INDEX AROUND 97 TO 100 DEGREES. CHANCE FOR A SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........24  26  29  32  34  37  40  42  45  48  50  53
WEATHER COV.....CLR     SUNNY   SUNNY   SUNNY   SUNNY   MSTLY CLR
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............80  84  87  89  91  92  93  93  93  92  90  89
RH..............82  72  65  61  58  55  55  56  57  59  62  66
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2   2   1   1   2   2   3   6   7   8   9
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5                   5   5   10  10  10  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   5   5   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5                   5   5   10  10  10  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.6 3.1 3.5 4.0 4.4 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.7 6.1 6.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5   3   3   3   3   3   3   2   2   1   1   1
TRANS SPD (M/S).2   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000-2200 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 1 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...GATOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110731.TOURB.01/LCH