FNUS74 KLCH 051342
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLO...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
742 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION TODAY. THIS
WILL CONTINUE THE DRY CONDITIONS WITH MAINLY LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM FROM AROUND 40 THIS MORNING
INTO THE MID 70S UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST BY TUESDAY. STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL BE THE RESULT. THIS WILL CREATE BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG
WITH AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TOMORROW.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   1   2   2   3   4   5   6   7   7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............61  66  70  72  74  74  73  71  68  63  61  59
RH..............46  40  35  33  30  32  33  35  39  46  49  55
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   2   2   2   3   3   4   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.            5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.5 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.5 3.8 2.8 2.4 2.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3   3   5   5   6   8   9   10  12  13  13  14
TRANS SPD (M/S).1   1   2   2   3   4   4   4   5   6   6   6
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 28 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA BOENSCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120305.SOLO_.01/LCH