FNUS74 KLCH 150937
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR EXERCISE BEAUMONT  TEXAS...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
437 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...THIS IS AN EXERCISE...

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

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS
THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP PRODUCE
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON
AND A FEW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
THAT DOES DEVELOP IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE TOO STRONG...WITH OCCASIONAL
LIGHTNING AND MODERATE RAINFALL. WINDS MAY BE BRIEFLY STRONGER AND
SHIFT IN DIRECTION NEAR THE STORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....GOOD.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........65  65  67  68  70  72  73  75  74  73  73  72
WEATHER COV.....SLT SLT SLT SLT SLT CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............65  64  68  72  75  78  79  81  82  82  82  81
RH..............90  90  78  66  60  54  52  47  47  47  47  49
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   2   3   3   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.4   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   N   NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.2   2   2   3   5   5   6   6   7   7   7   8
TRANS SPD (M/S).1   1   1   1   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE (20
                    PERCENT) OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600-2200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUD (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE (20
                    PERCENT) OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL
                    LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...KENT KUYPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20120514.EXERC.01/LCH