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SPOT FORECAST FOR 7 S UP...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
623 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY OVER THE
AREA...COMBINED WITH MINOR DISTURBANCES IN A NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT
...WILL MAINTAIN A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE
BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BECOME
REESTABLISHED WITH RAIN CHANCES DIMINISHING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........54  53  53  53  52  52  52  51  51  51  50  50
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............81  84  86  87  88  89  89  89  89  89  88  86
RH..............81  75  70  67  65  63  63  63  63  64  66  69
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   6   6   6   6   7   8   9   9   9   10
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   7   7   8
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 3.4 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6   7   7   6   5   5   7   9   12  13  14  14
TRANS SPD (M/S).3   3   3   3   2   2   3   4   5   6   6   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...MARCOTTE
REQUESTED BY...DOUGLAS HEAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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