FNUS74 KLCH 221209
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LORAN TRAIL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
709 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...PATCHY FOG WILL QUICKLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE AREA
THIS MORNING AND DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
REST OF THE DAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY NORTH THROUGH
THE DAY, BUT BECOME SOUTHEAST TONIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-8000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........25  28  30  33  35  38  40  41  43  44  45  41
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG
TEMP............66  72  79  84  87  89  91  91  92  92  91  90
RH..............87  73  58  51  45  41  37  36  34  33  36  37
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   N   NE
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.            5   5   5   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
EYE LVL WND GST.            5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 4.1 5.5 6.5 7.1 7.5 7.8 7.8 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   8   7   7   6   5   5   5   5   5   6   6
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   3   3
HAINES INDEX....M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600-6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000-2300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7200 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...SILAS HAMILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120522.LORAN.01/LCH