FNUS74 KLCH 172300 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE...NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 600 PM CDT WED AUG 17 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...VERY DRY & HOT CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. AT THIS TIME STORMS ARE AROUND 25 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST AND DO NOT LOOK TO POSE A PROBLEM FOR THE FIRES. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE IN THE NEXT HOUR. AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WILL REACH YOU IN ABOUT TWO TO THREE HOURS. WHAT WINDS WE HAVE OUT THERE NOW ARE LIGHT AND FROM THE SOUTH AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE NIGHT. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......5900-7700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100-2900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 1 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE NIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........30 26 23 19 16 12 9 29 27 25 23 WEATHER COV.....ISOLATED WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TEMP............93 88 85 82 81 80 79 79 78 77 77 RH..............37 45 52 58 62 67 71 70 74 79 82 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW W W W W EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...7.7 7.1 6.5 5.9 5.3 4.7 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.3 1.7 MIX HGT (KM)....2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.1 2 5 6 8 10 12 12 13 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).0 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600-9900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100-8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110817.WILDF.01/LCH