FNUS74 KLCH 131322
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 236...USFS, KISATCHIE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
722 AM CST THU DEC 13 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING OVER
THE AREA. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TO CALM AND MAINLY OUT OF
THE EAST BEFORE INCREASING SLIGHTLY INTO THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT
WINDS WILL BE IN THE 5 TO 10 KNOT RANGE AND OUT OF THE EAST UNTIL
SHIFTING TO OUT OF THE EAST SOUTHEAST LATER IN THE DAY. FROM APPROX
NOON THROUGH 4PM RH VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE LOW 30S. SHOULD SEE
A GRADUAL WARMING AND INCREASE IN MOISTURE INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CST)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........2   2   1   1   0   1   2   3   3   4   5   6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............37  41  47  50  54  56  58  58  58  58  54  50
RH..............81  74  67  51  44  34  31  30  32  39  47  58
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   3   5   5   5   4   5   5   4   4   3   2
EYE LVL WND GST.5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.6 1.3 2.0 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.4 1.8 1.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
TRANSP WIND SPD.6   7   7   7   7   7   6   6   5   6   6   6
TRANS SPD (M/S).3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   2   3   3   3
HAINES INDEX....4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-2400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEAL
REQUESTED BY...MARCHION
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121213.COMP2.01/LCH