FNUS74 KLCH 121250
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-18  19  24...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
650 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY DRY AND CHILLY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
SPOT FORECAST AREA TODAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTH
CONTINUES TO INFLUENCE THE WEATHER. THE AIR MASS WILL QUICKLY
MODIFY LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...AS THE HIGH MOVES OFF THE EAST
AND A DISTURBANCE FROM THE SOUTHWEST U.S. MOVES INTO THE AREA.
THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-2400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 10 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....FAIR.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........63  64  65  67  68  70  72  73  75  76  77  78
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............36  40  43  45  46  47  46  45  43  41  40  39
RH..............35  28  25  23  24  23  25  26  29  33  34  37
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   3   3   3
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHORTLY BEFORE SUNRISE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120212.C1819.01/LCH