FNUS74 KLCH 051227
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARLOW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
727 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DISSIPATE BY 9 AM.
BY LATE THIS MORNING...WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWESTERLY AS A COLD FRONT
PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA. CHANCE OF RAIN IS VERY LOW EARLY THIS MORNING
THEN NONE BY MIDDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........52  50  49  47  45  42  40  37  35  32  32  32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............71  74  76  78  79  80  80  78  77  74  70  67
RH..............65  58  54  50  49  46  46  48  49  53  62  68
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   6   6   6   6   5   5   4   3   3   3
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  15  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.6 3.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8   9   10  12  13  14  15  15  16  16  16  15
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   5   6   6   7   7   7   7   7   7
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4

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