FNUS74 KLCH 291132
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 6 STRIKE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
632 AM CDT SUN JUL 29 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER THE GULF
SOUTH OF SABINE PASS AND HIGH ISLAND, HOWEVER THESE WILL LIKELY
REMAIN OFFSHORE. THE LIGHT NORTH WINDS AT THE SITE WILL GRADUALLY
BECOME WEST THEN SOUTHWEST DURING THE MORNING AS HEATING OCCURS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY OCCUR NEAR THE FIRE SITE AS WELL
AS DAYTIME HEATING OCCURS AND THE SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........53     53     49     46     44     34
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............82     86     88     89     89     88
RH..............79     72     65     63     61     66
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 6    W 3    SW 5   SW 7   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5             10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5    W 5    W 3    SW 4   SW 5   SW 6
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10     5      5      10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   3000   3900   4300   4100   2500
MIX HGT (M).....610    910    1190   1310   1250   760
TRANSPORT WIND..W 9    NW 7   NW 3   NW 3   W 5    SW 8
TRAN WIND (M/S).W 9    NW 7   NW 3   NW 3   W 5    SW 8
HAINES INDEX....2      2      3      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3200-5100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...DOUGLAS HEAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120729.UNIT6.01/LCH