FNUS74 KLCH 291236
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-82...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
636 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 15 MPH BY MID MORNING
AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING WITH MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. ACTIVITY WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD
TONIGHT AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. SOME STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...INCLUDING
DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES...AS WELL AS HEAVY RAINFALL. COOLER
AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL THEN RETURN TO THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 18 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 38 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND
                    28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........74  73  73  77  81  85  89  94  98  98  98  99
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............69  72  74  75  76  77  75  72  69  66  64  62
RH..............86  79  76  73  73  72  76  80  91  100 100 100
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.10  11  12  12  12  11  11  10  10  10  10  9
EYE LVL WND GST.20  20  25  25  20  20  20  20  20  20  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.4 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.4 2.7 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.24  31  36  38  38  36  32  28  24  25  28  30
TRANS SPD (M/S).11  14  16  17  17  16  14  13  11  11  13  13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6600 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 24 TO 30 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...RUSS MARCHION
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130129.C82__.01/LCH