FNUS74 KLCH 071217
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-131...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
617 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
AN ATLANTIC DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE...LOCATED OFFSHORE THE
CAROLINAS...RIDGES WESTWARD THROUGH SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.
CAMPECHE AIR IS RIDING IN ON INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS.
A CANADIAN FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE FIRE WEATHER
AREA ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE
                    FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN PATCHY FOG LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........41  42  43  43  44  44  44  45  45  47  48  50
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG
TEMP............63  66  69  70  71  72  71  69  66  65  64  63
RH..............81  75  70  67  67  66  69  76  83  87  90  92
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.3   3   4   4   4   4   3   3   2   2   3   3
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  12  12  12  13  13  14  14  14  14  14  14
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 14 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SWEENEY
REQUESTED BY...RUSS MARCHION
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121207.C131_.01/LCH