FNUS74 KLCH 221301
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SABINE WEST - 2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
701 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL STALL JUST OFF THE COAST TODAY...PROVIDING A
FOCUS FOR A FEW ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE
FIRE WEATHER AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS
THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. MOISTURE STREAMING OVER THE AREA ON
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY
THROUGH THIS EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........70  69  69  70  70  71  72  73  74  72  69  67
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............59  61  63  64  65  65  64  63  61  59  57  56
RH..............67  60  56  54  55  54  55  60  64  70  73  76
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.2 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15  17  18  18  18  18  18  17  17  17  17  17
TRANS SPD (M/S).7   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 18 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...JON KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130222.SABIN.02/LCH