FNUS74 KLCH 141313 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 236...USFS, KISATCHIE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 713 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... INCREASING TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS STRENGTHEN IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WEST OF THE AREA. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT...WITH CHANCES INCREASING AND SPREADING EAST DURING THE WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION BY EARLY MONDAY...BRINGING COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........61 65 70 72 73 75 77 78 80 80 80 81 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW TEMP............49 54 58 60 62 63 62 62 61 60 60 59 RH..............62 55 49 49 50 52 56 60 65 69 70 74 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 10 9 9 10 12 14 16 18 21 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD REQUESTED BY...MARCHION TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121214.COMP2.01/LCH