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SPOT FORECAST FOR WF UNIT 3 S COMPANY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
314 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY AROUND 10
MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL
BE VARIABLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DIMINISH BY SUNSET...WITH REDEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT OR
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPHN.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM
SKY (%).........51  51  51  50  50  50  51  51  51  52  52  52
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............90  90  90  89  87  86  84  83  83  82  82  82
RH..............63  63  64  66  69  73  76  79  80  81  82  80
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   9   9   9   9   10  10  9   9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   6   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
EYE LVL WND GST.10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0
MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   12  14  15  16  17  17  17  17  17  17  17
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   5   6   7   7   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 17 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD/ESCUDE
REQUESTED BY...DOUGLAS HEAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120809.WFUNI.01/LCH