FNUS74 KLCH 201153
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-45...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
653 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...ANY PATCHY FOG WILL QUICKLY LIFT DURING THE EARLY MORNING
AS DAYTIME HEATING OCCURS. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY AROUND AND AFTER
3 PM. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN NORTHERLY
DURING THE EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS
AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH
BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS. THE RAIN WILL END BY SATURDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...
SATURDAY WILL BE MAINLY CLOUDY WITH BLUSTERY NORTH WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........54  55  57  58  60  62  63  65  67  69  70  72
WEATHER COV.....                    CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                    TSM TSM TSM TSM RW  RW  RW
TEMP............69  72  74  76  77  78  77  76  74  71  66  63
RH..............71  66  66  64  62  61  61  62  66  72  83  89
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   5
EYE LVL WND GST.5                       5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.4 3.7 4.0 4.8 5.7 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.9 4.8 3.6
MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  14  13  12  12  13  13  14  15  16  18  21
TRANS SPD (M/S).6   6   6   5   5   6   6   6   7   7   8   9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100-3600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 25
                    TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSION....FAIR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 21 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120420.C45__.01/LCH