FNUS74 KLCH 262047
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANGELINA NF COMP 84...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
347 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLIP EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL GRADUALLY TURN WINDS MORE SOUTHERLY
THROUGH THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY. AS WINDS TURN TO THE SOUTH
HUMIDITY WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE. PATCHY FOG IS EXPECTED IN THE
MORNING ALONG WITH A FEW CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE
TUESDAYS WEATHER SHOULD BE VERY SIMILAR TO MONDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........44  46  48  50  48  46  44  41  39  37  38  39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............69  73  77  80  81  83  83  81  79  77  72  69
RH..............68  60  54  50  46  44  43  44  45  49  57  63
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 3.7 4.2 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.1
MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12  12  12  12  12  12  13  13  14  14  15  15
TRANS SPD (M/S).5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   7   7
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-1500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...ANGELINA NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120327.ANGEL.01/LCH