FNUS74 KLCH 241302
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-9...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
702 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY
IN THE WAKE OF AN EARLY MORNING COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL BE NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH AT TIMES.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY BY THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 15 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........57  56  55  51  47  43  39  35  31  29  28  26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59  60  62  62  63  63  61  59  55  51  48  46
RH..............38  33  30  29  28  28  29  32  37  43  47  53
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.15  15  15  15  10  10  9   8   7   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.25  25  25  25  20  15  15  15  15  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.4 3.7 4.2 4.6 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.3 3.2 2.0 0.9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD.25  26  28  28  26  25  24  23  22  20  16  14
TRANS SPD (M/S).11  12  13  13  12  11  11  10  10  9   7   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120224.C9___.01/LCH