FNUS74 KLCH 221248
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-4...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
648 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING WILL LIKELY DISSIPATE BY 9 AM BUT IS
EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT. AN ISOLATED SHOWER
CANNOT BE RULED OUT NEAR THE COAST TODAY AND THURSDAY BUT WILL
BE MOST LIKELY FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE SWITCHING TO STRONG OUT OF THE NORTH
LATE FRIDAY BEHIND THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........57  55  54  52  51  50  49  48  47  47  46  46
WEATHER COV.....ARS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG
TEMP............56  60  63  66  69  71  72  73  72  70  68  65
RH..............100 98  86  77  70  66  61  60  62  63  68  78
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   7   9   10  10  9   8   7   6   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  20  15  15  15  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.3 1.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  15  16  16  17  18  20  20  21  21  21  20
TRANS SPD (M/S).6   7   7   7   8   8   9   9   9   9   9   9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARCOTTE
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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