FNUS74 KLCH 121316 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 240 241...USFS, KISATCHIE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 716 AM CST WED DEC 12 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING OVER THE REGION WILL KEEP DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS AFTERNOON...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 20-25 PERCENT RANGE BY 1 TO 2 PM...AND REMAIN NEAR THESE VALUES FOR THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL FALL TO NEAR 30 DEGREES. WARMER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING HUMIDITY CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........12 11 11 10 9 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 48 52 53 54 54 52 48 43 41 40 38 RH..............46 38 32 29 27 26 30 38 48 52 56 59 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 3.0 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.6 3.8 3.1 2.3 1.7 1.0 0.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD REQUESTED BY...MARCHION TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121212.COMP2.01/LCH