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SPOT FORECAST FOR C-52...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
728 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...A RATHER UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS AHEAD FOR THE
WEEK. SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL
MAINTAIN A CHANCE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY...INCREASING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS THE BOUNDARY NEARS AND
MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. RAIN CHANCES WILL THEN TAPER OFF BRIEFLY THURSDAY
WITH COOLER AND DRIER SETTLING OVER THE AREA. RAINS WILL RETURN
LATER IN THE WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHES OUT OF TEXAS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........55  54  53  52  51  50  50  50  50  50  50  50
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............74  77  81  83  85  87  87  88  88  87  85  83
RH..............84  76  67  63  59  55  55  54  54  55  59  63
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 3.3 4.7 5.7 6.4 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 1.0 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.2   3   5   6   7   8   9   10  10  8   6   5
TRANS SPD (M/S).1   1   2   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   3   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 1 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MARCOTTE
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120507.C52__.01/LCH