FNUS74 KLCH 271217
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL  C-361...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
617 AM CST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.
WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING WILL BE LIGHT AND OUT OF THE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. TODAY WILL
BE DRY WITH COOL TEMPERATURES AND NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP
MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. MIN RH WILL BE AROUND 35 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6900-8400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    6100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 13 TO
                    22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........53  51  49  47  45  43  41  39  37  36  35  34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............53  57  60  63  65  66  63  60  57  52  50  47
RH..............58  49  43  37  34  33  37  43  49  58  62  67
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.3   5   5   6   7   9   9   7   6   6   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.10  15  15  15  20  20  20  20  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 5.3 6.9 7.4 7.9 8.4 7.3 6.1 5.0 3.5 2.1 0.7
MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.6 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.1 0.6 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   12  13  15  16  18  20  22  23  24  25  25
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   5   6   7   7   8   9   10  10  11  11  11

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 23 TO 26 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...DEAL
REQUESTED BY...RUSS MARCHION
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130227.CALC3.01/LCH