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SPOT FORECAST FOR BACKRIDGE12...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
703 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE BOTH TODAY AND SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT ADVANCES ACROSS
THE REGION...STALLS AND THEN WASHES OUT. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL
THEN BECOME REESTABLISHED FOR THE NEW WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........60  59  59  59  58  58  58  57  57  57  56  56
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............82  84  86  87  88  89  89  89  89  89  88  87
RH..............79  74  70  67  65  63  63  63  63  64  66  68
20 FT WIND DIR..W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   10  10  10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   8   8   8   8
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.4 1.7 2.1 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   10  13  15  17  18  20  20  20  18  17  16
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   6   7   8   8   9   9   9   8   8   7
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...MARCOTTE
REQUESTED BY...LARRY GATOR SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120810.BACKR.01/LCH