FNUS74 KLCH 271358 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR W HARDEN FIRE...NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 858 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FIRE WEATHER AREA TODAY. IT IS GOING TO HOT AND DRY WITH THE HEAT INDEX AROUND 107 DEGREES. THE HEAT INDEX WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE CENTURY MARK INTO THE EVENING HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 104. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......600-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8300-9700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........19 17 15 11 11 11 8 6 4 1 1 1 WEATHER COV.....CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............87 92 96 99 101 102 102 102 100 97 93 88 RH..............57 47 40 36 32 31 32 32 34 39 44 53 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.3 4.5 6.7 8.9 9.2 9.5 9.7 9.0 8.3 7.6 5.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.7 1.4 2.0 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.3 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 10 9 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 102. MIN HUMIDITY........30 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 8500-9800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...DEANNE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110827.WHARD.01/LCH