FNUS74 KLCH 161315 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 58...USFS, CALCASIEU RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 715 AM CST FRI NOV 16 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLEAR SKIES AND DRY AIR WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPS WILL BE IN THE MID 60S TODAY AND SHOULD COOL TO THE MID 30S TONIGHT. FOG DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS DUE TO LACK OF AVAILABLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........7 8 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 3 4 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 57 60 62 63 64 63 59 52 50 47 44 RH..............59 53 46 40 40 37 37 46 60 65 70 76 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE N N N N N N N N NE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 3.0 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.2 1.4 0.6 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 12 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DEAL REQUESTED BY...RUSS MARCHION TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121116.COMP5.01/LCH