FNUS74 KLCH 151225
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL  C-23 24 76...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
625 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT
AND BRING LIGHT SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES TO THE AREA.  DRY WEATHER IS
EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. A CHANGEABLE WEATHER
PATTERN IS EXPECTED FOR NEXT WEEK WITH WEATHER SYSTEMS BRINGING A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ON MONDAY AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........25  28  31  37  43  49  54  60  66  67  67  68
WEATHER COV.....                                SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                                RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............52  56  60  63  64  65  64  61  56  52  49  46
RH..............62  50  43  39  36  34  36  40  47  55  59  65
EYE LVL WND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   4   4   3
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 4.6 6.3 6.6 6.9 7.2 6.5 5.9 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 1.4 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD.8   10  12  12  12  12  12  13  14  15  16  17
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   7   7   8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1900-3000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 21 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6100-7500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 31
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SWEENEY
REQUESTED BY...RUSS MARCHION
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130215.CALC2.01/LCH