FNUS74 KLCH 271230
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANGELINA NF COMP 84...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
730 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
HUMIDITY WITH WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUING. PATCHY FOG
WILL QUICKLY LIFT BEFORE BEGINNING OF SPOT FORECAST. SOME PATCHY
FOG WILL RE-DEVELOP TONIGHT AND LIFT BY MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........42  44  47  49  49  48  48  48  47  47  42  37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............69  73  77  80  81  82  82  81  80  77  72  70
RH..............70  61  56  51  49  49  48  50  55  60  67  73
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  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)...2.5 3.3 4.1 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  9   9   9   9   10  12  12  13  14  15  16
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   6   6   7   7
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-1900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
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 8 TO 10 MPH.

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