FNUS74 KLCH 231248
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDHILL RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
748 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. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING AS THE
CENTER OF THE HIGH SETTLES OVER THE REGION. 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 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5300 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH.
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............66  69  71  73  74  75  74  73  71  68  63  60
RH..............42  38  35  33  31  30  30  32  35  39  47  53
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   3   2   2
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.6 3.3 1.9
MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  13  12  10  10  12  12  10  9   8   7   5
TRANS SPD (M/S).6   6   5   4   4   5   5   4   4   4   3   2
HAINES INDEX....3   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 1 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....GOOD.

$$
FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA BOENSCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.SANDH.01/LCH