FNUS74 KLCH 052245
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WF UNIT 5 PIT BOMB...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
545 PM CDT SUN AUG 5 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
THE SEA BREEZE HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE FIRE WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS
PUSHING AWAY, HOWEVER ONE OR TWO SHOWERS MAY BE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT AS THE LIGHT SOUTH FLOW CONTINUES. A LAND
BREEZE MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OR IN THE EARLY MORNING WITH NEAR
CALM TO SHALLOW AND LIGHT NORTH TO WEST WINDS POSSIBLE. AS THE
SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS MORE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY.


SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........63     46     43     42     44     49
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............85     79     78     78     77     77
RH..............70     89     86     89     89     92
20 FT WIND......S 7    SE 6   SE 3   S 3    S 3    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10                                 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4    S 3    SE 1   S 1    NW 0   W 2
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     5                           5
MIX HGT (FT)....4000   3200   2300   2000   1600   900
MIX HGT (M).....1220   980    700    610    490    270
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8   SE 8   SE 8   SE 8   E 8    NE 6
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8   SE 8   SE 8   SE 8   E 8    NE 6
HAINES INDEX....2      M      M      M      M      M

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1600 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...DOUGLAS HEAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120805.WFUNI.02/LCH