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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLIDAY 1   2 WF...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
337 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST
AREA WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL AGAIN RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. HOWEVER...
WIND SPEEDS WILL BE MUCH LOWER AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH WILL BE
OVER THE AREA. THEREFORE...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
NOT EXPECTED. THE AIR MASS WILL FURTHER MODERATE ON WEDNESDAY
AS LIGHT SOUTH WINDS DEVELOP OFF THE GULF OF MEXICO.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 13 TO 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CST)      3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............56  55  51  47  45  43  41  40  39  38  37  37
RH..............34  37  43  47  51  55  57  59  64  67  67  69
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..12  10  10  9   9   9   8   7   7   7   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.9   8   8   7   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.5 2.0 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD.16  14  13  12  12  12  13  13  13  13  13  13
TRANS SPD (M/S).7   6   6   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-2200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEAL
REQUESTED BY...DOUG HEAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120102.HOLID.01/LCH