FNUS74 KLCH 051512 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR HOG TRAP...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 912 AM CST THU JAN 5 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GOOD LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE SITS EAST OF THE REGION...ACCOMPANIED BY A MOIST ONSHORE FLOW. A WEAKENING MID-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS POSSIBLE DURING THAT TIME FRAME. THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL BE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A FAIRLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT THANKS TO PLENTY OF MOISTURE NEAR THE SURFACE AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS NEAR THE HIGH. FOG THAT DOES DEVELOP SHOULD DISSIPATE BY 9:00 AM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH 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.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........74 73 72 71 70 69 69 68 67 66 67 68 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 58 61 64 66 67 68 66 65 62 60 59 RH..............93 84 74 70 66 65 64 69 74 85 90 91 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.6 3.2 3.8 4.4 5.0 5.6 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.2 3.9 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-2500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JONES REQUESTED BY...BRIAN DONNELLY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120105.HOGTR.01/LCH