FNUS74 KLCH 071319
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIME CHANGE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
719 AM CST MON NOV 7 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL INCREASE AS WINDS INCREASE OUT OF
THE SOUTHEAST. SOME SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS
AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA LATER TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BECOME LIKELY LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT
MOVES ON THROUGH. CLEAR DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST.

BURN BANS...
AS OF NOVEMBER 5TH...BURN BANS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
TYLER...HARDIN...JASPER...JEFFERSON...ORANGE AND NEWTON COUNTIES IN TEXAS.
IN ADDITION...BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND
CENTRAL LOUISIANA...INCLUDING VERNON...RAPIDES...AVOYELLES...
BEAUREGARD...ALLEN...EVANGELINE...SAINT LANDRY...CALCASIEU...
CAMERON...JEFF DAVIS...ACADIA AND VERMILION PARISHES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 25 TO 28 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CST)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........75  75  76  77  77  78  76  74  72  69  67  65
WEATHER COV.....                    SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                    RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............66  68  71  74  76  78  79  79  79  78  77  74
RH..............98  90  84  77  71  67  65  64  64  66  70  76
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10  12  13  14  15  15  15  14  13  13  12  10
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.8   9   10  10  11  11  11  10  10  10  9   8
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.2 2.9 3.3 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.6 2.6
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.25  25  26  26  26  26  26  26  28  28  28  28
TRANS SPD (M/S).11  11  12  12  12  12  12  12  13  13  13  13
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 25 TO 28 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...SWEENEY
REQUESTED BY...MATT JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111107.TIMEC.01/LCH