FNUS74 KLCH 141220
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW SLOUGH FIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
620 AM CST WED NOV 14 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION ON A LIGHTER
NORTHERLY WIND TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS MORNING WILL VARY
BETWEEN 70 AND 90 PERCENT FALLING DOWN INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S BY MID
AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. (3-4 M/S )
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-3500 FT AGL (975-1067 METERS)
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 TO 14 MPH. (5-6 M/S )
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. (3-4 M/S )

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........49     38     27     21     15     9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     56     62     64     61     53
RH..............57     45     35     30     32     40
20 FT WIND......NE 9   NE 9   N 9    N 9    N 9    N 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     10     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 6   NE 7   N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     15     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3200   3300   3300   3400   3500   3500
MIX HGT (M).....980    1010   1010   1040   1070   1070
TRANSPORT WIND..N 12   N 13   N 12   N 12   N 12   N 12
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 5    N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6    N 5
HAINES INDEX....3      2      2      2      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-3500 FT AGL. ( 944-1066 METERS )
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH. ( 4-5 M/S )
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. ( 2-4 M/S )

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-3400 FT AGL. ( 944-1066 METERS)
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH. ( 4-5 M/S )
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. ( 3- 4 M/S )

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FORECASTER...NAVEJAR
REQUESTED BY...DOUGLAS HEAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121114.WILLO.01/LCH