FNUS74 KLCH 161221
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL  C-30  31...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
621 AM CST SAT FEB 16 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY IN THE
WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA
LATE YESTERDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE ELEVATED
AS WELL WITH GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES DURING THE PEAK MIXING
TIME THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TURN BACK OUT OF THE
SOUTH ON SUNDAY WITH INCREASING MOISTURE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....EXCELLENT.


TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........16  14  13  11  8   7   6   5   4   3   1   0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............45  48  51  53  54  54  53  50  47  43  40  37
RH..............43  37  30  27  26  25  27  33  38  51  62  79
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W
EYE LVL WND SPD.7   8   9   10  10  10  8   6   5   4   3   2
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  20  20  20  20  15  15  10  5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.6 5.7 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.1 4.1 3.0 1.9 0.9
MIX HGT (KM)....1.4 1.7 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD.21  23  24  24  24  23  22  18  16  12  6   2
TRANS SPD (M/S).9   10  11  11  11  10  10  8   7   5   3   1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 6
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD BCOMING POOR LATE.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD.

$$
FORECASTER...BRAZZELL
REQUESTED BY...RUSS MARCHION
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130216.CALC3.01/LCH