FNUS74 KLCH 282054 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT 115 WILDFIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 354 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE RH WILL BEGIN TO RISE AROUND 8 PM AS THE SUN IS SETTING AND LOOKS TO CLIMB TO ABOUT 80 TO 85% DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT LESS THAN 5 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH NO REAL DIRECTION. IF I HAD TO PICK A DIRECTION THEN NORTHEAST IS THE ONE I WOULD HOLD WITH. TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY START DROPPING AROUND 9 PM WITH THE MORNING LOW AROUND 70 DEGREES. THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ARE GOING TO BE HOT AND DRY WITH SUNNY SKIES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE BACK INTO THE REGION ON THURSDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL FINALLY BE A GOOD CHANCE TO PICK UP SOME MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL. GENERALLY ABOVE AN INCH OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED SOME PLACES WILL GET MORE. BUT LIKE STATED ABOVE IT WILL BE HOT AND DRY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BURN BANS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE LOUISIANA PARISH OF VERNON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. 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.......5200-7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.....CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............95 95 93 91 85 81 79 77 76 75 74 74 RH..............22 22 30 40 49 56 61 63 69 71 72 74 EYE LVL WND DIR.VRB VRB VRB NE NE E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...7.4 7.4 7.2 7.1 6.4 5.8 5.2 4.6 3.9 3.3 2.9 2.5 MIX HGT (KM)....2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE 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.......800-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-6900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 8 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........83 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.......5600-7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-2900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KUYPER REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110828.CPT11.01/LCH