FNUS74 KLCH 151727
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR EXERCISE BEAUMONT  TEXAS...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1227 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP PRODUCE
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY 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 TO POSSIBLY BRIEFLY HEAVY. WINDS MAY BE BRIEFLY STRONGER AND
SHIFT IN DIRECTION NEAR THE STORMS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........86  85  85  84  84  83  80  77  68  65  63  60
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............79  81  82  82  82  81  80  77  74  71  69  68
RH..............52  47  47  47  47  49  52  58  64  71  76  78
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW  W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   4   4   3   3   3   4   4   3   3   2   2
EYE LVL WND GST.10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6   6   7   7   7   8   8   8   8   8   9   9
TRANS SPD (M/S).3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE 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.

.WEDNESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT 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.

$$
FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW TINGLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20120514.EXERC.01/LCH