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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSEPINE C-110...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
842 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
OVERCAST CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.
A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING
BUT WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND DURATION BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
TONIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE THIS EVENING WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY
PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT BEFORE STALLING NEAR THE COAST EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
THIS WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES HIGH THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 3400
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........80  80  80  80  85  90  90  90  90  90  90  90
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............74  76  77  78  79  79  79  77  75  71  67  64
RH..............83  77  72  68  66  65  66  71  83  97  100 100
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.15  13  10  10  9   8   7   6   6   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.20  18  20  20  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 4.3 5.4 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.0 2.6 2.2
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.20  21  21  21  21  20  18  17  16  15  14  13
TRANS SPD (M/S).9   9   9   9   9   9   8   8   7   7   6   6
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
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.......1200-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JONES
REQUESTED BY...MIKE OWERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120308.ROSEP.01/LCH