FNUS74 KLCH 061135
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 5 PIG BOMB...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
635 AM CDT MON AUG 6 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DISSIPATING. THE THREAT FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON/EVENING
HOURS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL HELP TO MODERATE
TEMPERATURES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
SOMEWHAT VARIABLE ACROSS THE REGION DURING THIS PERIOD.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-5000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........65  65  65  64  64  64  64  64  64  64  64  64
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............80  83  86  87  89  90  90  90  90  89  88  87
RH..............84  76  69  66  62  60  60  60  61  62  65  69
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  N   N   NE  NE  E   E   E   SE  S   S   SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   3   3   3   3   5   5   5   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   5   5               10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW  N   N   NE  NE  E   E   E   SE  S   S   SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   2   2   3   3   3   3   4   4   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.5
MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   NW  N   N   NE  NE  NE  E   SE  SE  S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.2   3   5   6   7   7   7   6   6   5   3   3
TRANS SPD (M/S).1   1   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   2   1   1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...MARCOTTE
REQUESTED BY...DOUGLAS HEAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120806.UNIT5.01/LCH