FNUS74 KLCH 221511 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR PITKIN1 2...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 911 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. FOG WILL BE DENSE IN A FEW LOCATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING...LIFTING BY LATE MORNING. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST CHANCES WILL BE ACROSS THE LAKES AREA OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS INTO CENTRAL LOUISIANA. DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN ON MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE QUICKLY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. ANOTHER STRONGER SYSTEM WILL TAKE SHAPE TO THE WEST TUESDAY AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A DECENT CHANCE FOR SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL BY MIDWEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 33 MPH. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........95 94 93 92 91 89 88 86 85 83 78 74 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............64 68 71 73 75 76 76 75 72 67 64 62 RH..............100 95 85 78 74 69 68 72 77 89 96 100 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S SW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 7 EYE LVL WND GST.10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.6 2.3 3.0 3.5 4.1 4.7 3.9 3.1 2.2 2.0 1.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.8 14 21 26 30 32 33 32 30 28 25 24 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 6 9 12 13 14 15 14 13 13 11 11 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .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 51. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 22 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TRARES REQUESTED BY...MIKE OWERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120122.PITKI.01/LCH