FNUS74 KLCH 091145
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-52...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
645 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY SHOULD SEE SOMEWHAT DRIER CONDITIONS THEN YESTERDAY BUT
STILL A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLIER IN THE DAY. WINDS SHOULD PICK UP
SLIGHTLY TO BETWEEN 5-10 DURING THE DAY BEFORE RELAXING AS A
SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL TRAVEL SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA THIS
EVENING...STALLING ACROSS THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS ON
THURSDAY. RH SHOULD BE FAIRLY MOIST DURING THE DAY AS MIN RH
SHOULD STAY ABOUT 50 PERCENT. RAIN IS LIKELY MOVING INTO THE
WEEKEND AS ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........82  80  78  74  74  74  63  57  51  40  40  40
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW
TEMP............75  77  79  80  81  81  81  79  77  75  71  67
RH..............68  64  59  56  55  53  53  55  57  62  69  78
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.2 3.7 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14  13  12  12  12  13  13  14  15  15  15  15
TRANS SPD (M/S).6   6   5   5   5   6   6   6   7   7   7   7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEAL
REQUESTED BY...DAN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.C52__.01/LCH