FNUS74 KLCH 271354
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR NPS-WILDFIRE...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
854 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011

TEST TEST TEST TEST


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

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE SOUTHWARD THROUGH
THE FIRE WEATHER AREA TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6600-8400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 8200-9500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING
                    TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........10  8   6   1   1   2   2   2   3   3   3   5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............91  94  97  99  99  99  99  99  98  95  91  86
RH..............57  49  43  38  35  34  33  35  37  41  48  55
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..3   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.5       10  10  10  10  10  10          5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.3   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   3   2
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 4.9 6.6 8.4 8.7 9.1 9.5 9.5 8.2 7.0 5.8 4.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 1.5 2.0 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.1 1.8 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  14  14  14  13  13  13  13  13  13  12  9
TRANS SPD (M/S).6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   5   4
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 1 TO
                    2 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 102.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-9900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...DEANNE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.NPSWI.01/LCH