FNUS74 KLCH 241221
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDHILL RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
721 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK. LIGHT WINDS
THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEK...BRINGING WARMER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....GOOD.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........13  16  19  21  18  14  11  7   4   0   0   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............66  70  73  76  77  78  78  77  77  75  71  69
RH..............54  47  42  39  37  37  38  41  46  51  59  64
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   3   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5       10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 3.2 3.6 4.1 4.4 4.7 5.1 4.6 4.1 3.6 2.9 2.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7   7   6   6   7   8   9   10  13  14  15  16
TRANS SPD (M/S).3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   6   6   7   7
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD.

$$
FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...DEANNA BOENSCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.SANDH.01/LCH