FNUS74 KLCH 091204
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LACASSINE LEVEES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
704 AM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE SPOT AREA TODAY AND
ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL LIMIT RAIN CHANCES TO ALMOST NOTHING
AND CREATE HOT CONDITIONS. HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM AROUND 10 AM
THROUGH 6 PM...WILL RANGE BETWEEN 102 AND 107 DEGREES. A MAINLY
LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND...WILL INCREASE SOME THIS AFTERNOON AFTER 1 PM
WHEN THE SEA BREEZE MOVES THROUGH. THERE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE
MUCH IN THE WAY OF FOG TONIGHT AS ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE TOO DRY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........42  42  42  42  42  41  40  39  37  36  35  33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............85  90  92  93  94  94  94  94  93  92  90  88
RH..............75  64  60  58  56  56  54  54  56  60  64  68
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   7   8   9   10  10  10  10  10  10  9
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  12  13  14  15  16  17  15  15  15  14
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.7 6.6 6.3 6.0 4.5 3.0
MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.4 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.16  18  17  16  15  15  15  16  17  18  20  18
TRANS SPD (M/S).7   8   8   7   7   7   7   7   8   8   9   8
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1900-2300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSION....FAIR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...JON KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110809.LACAS.01/LCH