FNUS74 KLCH 082153 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR WF UNIT 7...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 453 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK FLOW THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE WILL RESULT IN WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. WINDS WILL BE UNDER 10 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......2700-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM SKY (%).........M M 23 25 27 28 30 33 35 41 47 53 WEATHER COV.....M M SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....M M TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............M M 86 86 83 81 81 81 81 80 80 80 RH..............M M 75 82 90 90 88 87 87 87 88 89 20 FT WIND DIR..M M S S S S S S S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..M M 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.M M 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.M M S S S S S S S S S SW EYE LVL WND SPD.M M 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.M M 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...M M 3.8 3.8 2.7 1.6 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 MIX HGT (KM)....M M 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.M M S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.M M 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).M M 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 HAINES INDEX....M M 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......2500-4100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 3300-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...DEAL REQUESTED BY...LISA SALYERS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120808.WFUNI.01/LCH