FNUS74 KLCH 041705
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOG TRAP...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1105 AM CST WED JAN 4 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...MATTHEW...NEW MODEL DATA COMING IN SUGGESTING NOTHING
MORE THAN PATCHY FOG LATER TONIGHT DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION.
THUS NOT EXPECTING WIDEPREAD OR DENSE EVENT AT THIS TIME.


HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED EAST OF THE REGION WILL ALLOW LIGHT
SOUTHERLY FLOW TO CONTINUE OFF THE GULF...WITH LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE
INCREASING THROUGH TODAY. HOWEVER DRY AIR ALOFT WILL LIMIT ANY CHANCE
FOR RAIN THROUGH THURSDAY DESPITE A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY CROSSING
THE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2900
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 1 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 12
                    TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CST)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........52  52  53  54  55  55  56  56  56  56  56  56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............60  62  63  64  63  62  59  57  56  55  54  53
RH..............65  63  61  62  67  73  85  90  90  94  93  96
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   6   6   5   5   5   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10              5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   3   3   3   3
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 5.1 4.9 4.7 3.8 2.9 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5
MIX HGT (KM)....1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.16  17  17  16  15  13  10  9   8   8   7   7
TRANS SPD (M/S).7   8   8   7   7   6   4   4   4   4   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 1 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

$$
FORECASTER...MARCOTTE
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120104.HOGTR.02/LCH