FNUS74 KLCH 181400
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOSE GULLY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
800 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
EAST WINDS TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS OVER THE REGION. WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM
PROJECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON TUESDAY. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL SWITCH OVER TO RAIN BEHIND
THIS LATEST FRONT TUESDAY EVENING. LOOKING AT RAINFALL TOTALS
AROUND 1/2 INCH MOST LOCATIONS.

ONCE AGAIN WE ARE IN A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN AND THIS WILL MEAN
A SECESSION OF FRONTAL SYSTEMS THAT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION INTO NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 13 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........28  30  31  33  35  38  40  43  45  48  50  53
WEATHER COV.....CLR     CLR     CLR     CLR     PTLCDY      PTCLDY
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............48  52  55  59  62  63  64  65  63  61  58  57
RH..............64  54  45  38  33  33  34  36  40  46  54  59
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  14  14  13  13  13  13  13  13  13  14  15
TRANS SPD (M/S).6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   7
HAINES INDEX....LOW     LOW     LOW     LOW     LOW     LOW

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 23 TO 31 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...DOUG HEAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111218.GOOSE.01/LCH