FNUS74 KLCH 181145
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WF 9 S TIME...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
645 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
A NEARLY STATIONARY SURFACE FRONT WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE REGION
TODAY...GRADUALLY MOVING SOUTH SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE COMBINATION
OF THE FRONT...ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES CROSSING THE REGION WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........68     73     77     79     77     76
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............82     85     87     87     87     86
RH..............83     72     68     67     67     69
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 6   S 6
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3300   4700   4500   4600   5000   4600
MIX HGT (M).....1010   1430   1370   1400   1520   1400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15   SW 10  SW 9   SW 9   SW 10  SW 9
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 15   SW 10  SW 9   SW 9   SW 10  SW 9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100-2000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...DOUGLAS HEAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120817.WF9ST.01/LCH