FNUS74 KLCH 231152
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-17  26...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
652 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH NORTH WINDS
5-10 MPH. SKIES WILL BE SUNNY WITH MILD TEMPERATURES AND LOW
HUMIDITY. FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WARMER AND MORE HUMID
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY. ALTHOUGH LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE...NO RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............63  66  68  70  71  72  72  70  68  66  61  58
RH..............46  42  39  35  34  33  33  35  38  42  52  55
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   4   3   2
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.1 3.5 1.9
MIX HGT (KM)....1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.1 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20  20  18  17  16  16  15  14  14  12  8   5
TRANS SPD (M/S).9   9   8   8   7   7   7   6   6   5   4   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 1 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 1 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
                    IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....GOOD.

$$
FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.C1726.01/LCH