FNUS74 KLCH 161208 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR SABINE WEST...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 608 AM CST SAT FEB 16 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STOUT NORTH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND WITH DEEP VERTICAL MIXING...THE WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GUST IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGEDURING THE PEAK HEATING TIME THIS AFTERNOON. THE DEEP MIXING WILL ALSO ALLOW DRIER AIR ALOFT TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE WITH RH VALUES EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL RELAX TONIGHT WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY. FOG POTENTIAL IS VERY LOW TONIGHT DUE TO THE DRY AIRMASS...AND IF ANY DOES FORM...IT WILL BE VERY SHALLOW. WINDS WILL TURN BACK OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST BY LATE TONIGHT AND BEGIN INCREASING OUT OF THE SOUTH ON SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUST 15 T0 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 SMOKE DISPERSION....EXCELLENT TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........16 15 12 11 11 11 11 10 7 5 5 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 40 42 44 47 50 53 55 57 57 56 54 RH..............67 64 60 53 45 39 33 30 28 27 29 34 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 8 EYE LVL WND GST.20 20 15 15 15 15 20 20 25 25 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.0 2.3 2.6 3.4 4.1 4.8 5.2 5.6 6.0 5.7 5.3 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 17 17 18 20 21 21 22 22 22 21 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-2000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-2000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE EVENING. FOG POTENTIAL.......VERY LOW AND IF IT DOES FORM...IT WILL BE VERY VERY SHALLOW. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 $$ FORECASTER...BRAZZELL REQUESTED BY...LARRY GATOR SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130216.SABIN.01/LCH