FNUS74 KLCH 021704
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR HINESTON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1104 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

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

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY WITH SHOWERS THEN THUNDERSTORMS LATER
THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS INCREASING IN AREA COVERAGE THROUGH THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE LATE THIS EVENING. COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND
THE DEPARTED FRONT ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING
                    HOURS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 21 MPH AND VERY GUSTY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 26 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 21 TO 26
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY (%).........75  70  70  70  73  75  76  79  79  79  81  82
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT NUM NUM NUM NUM NUM
WEATHER TYPE....RW  TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............78  79  80  80  81  79  76  73  68  65  63  61
RH..............61  56  56  55  57  60  66  77  88  96  100 99
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.21  21  20  20  19  17  17  15  15  14  12  12
EYE LVL WND GST.27  28  28  27  27  25  24  22  21  18  17  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.1 2.8 2.4
MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.30  30  31  31  31  30  28  27  27  24  24  25
TRANS SPD (M/S).14  14  14  14  14  14  13  12  12  11  11  11

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500-1700 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 23 TO 28 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 23 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...MATT JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120302.HINES.01/LCH