FNUS74 KLCH 221303
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-44...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
703 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND MUGGY CONDITIONS RETURN TO THE AREA TODAY...WITH FOG
LIFTING BY LATE MORNING. CLOUDY SKIES WILL CONTINUE WITH SOUTHERLY
WINDS STRENGTHENING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 25 MPH
DURING THE AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY
TODAY...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING MORE SCATTERED BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT...WITH DRY WEATHER RETURNING ON MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
QUICKLY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........93  93  92  90  89  87  86  84  83  79  74  70
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............66  70  73  75  76  77  76  73  68  65  63  61
RH..............95  84  78  73  68  66  70  74  83  92  99  100
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.7   9   10  10  10  10  10  10  9   9   8   7
EYE LVL WND GST.15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120122.C44__.02/LCH