FNUS74 KLCH 290209
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TEXAS TASK FORCE 1 USAR - ISSAC...TEXAS TASK FORCE ONE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
909 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SPREADING INTO
THE AREA WITH THE SLOW APPROACH OF HURRICANE ISAAC. THE HURRICANE
IS SLOWLY MOVING CLOSER TO THE GRAND ISLE AREA WHERE IT WILL MOVE
ASHORE LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY IN THE MORNING. THE CENTER OF ISAAC
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BATON ROUGE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PASS
THROUGH CENTRAL LOUISIANA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. CLOUD COVER WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING
WITH SHOWERS EVENTUALLY MOVING INTO THE ALEXANDRIA AREA DURING
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL ALSO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE
NIGHT. WIND OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING AHEAD OF THE CENTER. RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES MAY OCCUR ACROSS RAPIDES PARISH
DURING THE EVENT.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
RAIN AND NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 21 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH BARNEY - TECH INFO
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120828.TEXAS.01/LCH