FNUS74 KLCH 131239 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR BACKRIDGE 12...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 739 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A FEW NOCTURNAL SHOWERS OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE DURING THROUGH MID-MORNING...HOWEVER LIKELY DISSIPATE AS THEY MOVE OVER THE SPOT AREA...WITH LITTLE RAINFALL AMOUNT. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM AROUND NOON TIME TIL 5 PM. ANY STORM WILL HAVE OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE STORMS WILL ALSO BE SLOW MOVING. THEREFORE...FROM 1/4 TO 1 INCH OF RAINFALL COULD BE POSSIBLE IF A STORM MOVES OVER THE SPOT AREA THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ ......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........35 57 62 67 71 76 68 60 53 45 37 29 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............83 85 88 90 91 92 92 92 92 91 90 88 RH..............79 69 63 60 60 58 58 58 58 59 62 65 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 8 9 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.11 12 12 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.5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.9 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.2 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 .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........88 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ .......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ .......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...RUA REQUESTED BY...LARRY GATOR SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120813.BACKR.01/LCH