FNUS74 KLCH 051235
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOTERS BOG...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
735 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
DENSE FOG WILL DISSIPATE BY 9 AM THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL TURN
NORTHWESTERLY BY LATE THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO
PUSH THROUGH THE AREA. SKIES WILL CLEAR THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........43  43  44  45  46  47  47  45  42  39  37  34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............64  68  72  75  77  79  80  81  81  81  79  77
RH..............86  80  70  62  56  52  49  46  45  45  48  52
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.3   4   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.5 1.9 2.8 3.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7   7   8   9   10  12  13  14  15  15  16  16
TRANS SPD (M/S).3   3   4   4   4   5   6   6   7   7   7   7
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

$$
FORECASTER...JONES
REQUESTED BY...MIKE OWERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.COOTE.01/LCH