FNUS74 KLCH 241347 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SIMULATION...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 847 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY. THIS WILL HELP REDUCE THE COVERAGE OF SHOWER ACTIVITY TO ISOLATED PERHAPS WIDELY SCATTERED AT BEST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. CURRENTLY ACROSS WEST CAMERON PARISH ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE MOVING IN FROM THE GULF, HOWEVER THESE SHOWERS ARE NEAR JOHNSONS BAYOU AND CAMERON AND MOVING NORTH. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........49 52 54 56 58 56 55 53 51 50 48 46 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 85 86 87 88 89 89 89 88 87 86 84 RH..............74 70 70 68 66 64 64 64 66 68 70 74 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.3 MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TINGLER REQUESTED BY...DONALD JONES TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120724.STRAT.01/LCH