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SPOT FORECAST FOR BACKRIDGE 12...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
709 AM CDT TUE AUG 14 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...A BERMUDA RIDGE WILL KEEP THINGS WARM AND MUGGY WHILE
RAIN CHANCES HOLD OFF UNTIL LATER THIS WEEK. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
WILL WEAKEN THE RIDGE AND FORCE A COLD FRONT INTO OUR AREA BY LATE
THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THURSDAY INTO SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........35  34  33  33  32  31  30  26  23  19  15  12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............81  83  85  88  89  91  92  92  92  92  91  90
RH..............95  89  78  73  67  64  60  60  59  60  63  67
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   9   9   9   10
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   7   7   8
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.6 3.2 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.7 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.16  15  14  13  10  10  9   9   10  10  12  13
TRANS SPD (M/S).7   7   6   6   4   4   4   4   4   4   5   6
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

REMARKS...NO LIGHTNING EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 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.......2100-3100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...SWEENEY
REQUESTED BY...LARRY GATOR SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120814.BACKR.01/LCH