FNUS74 KLCH 091303
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-18  19  24...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
703 AM CST THU FEB 9 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...DRY NORTHEAST FLOW AT THE SURFACE WILL CONTINUE TODAY
WITH JUST HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS EXPECTED. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH A CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....FAIR.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........55  54  52  50  48  46  44  42  40  44  47  51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.0 2.6 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.0 2.5 1.8 1.1 0.8 0.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  9   8   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

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FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120209.C1819.01/LCH