FNUS74 KLCH 251326
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL C-55...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
726 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM TEXAS
TODAY TO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL
PUSH THUNDERSTORMS AND A COLD FRONT THROUGH OUR AREA TODAY. WINDS
WILL BE NEAR 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND
HAIL. RAIN CHANCES WILL DECREASE FROM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WHILE A COLDER AIR MASS MOVES IN. COOLER
AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 36
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........92  89  86  80  74  68  62  56  50  43  37  36
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............67  69  71  72  72  72  71  70  67  64  60  56
RH..............79  70  65  60  58  56  54  50  51  53  54  58
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   7   9   10  11  11  11  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND GST.10  15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.6 2.9 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.26  28  29  30  31  32  35  36  37  39  40  43
TRANS SPD (M/S).12  13  13  13  14  14  16  16  17  17  18  19

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 37 TO 46 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 29 TO 38 MPH DECREASING TO 24 TO 28 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...RUSS MARCHION
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130225.CALC5.01/LCH