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SPOT FORECAST FOR PITCHER PLANT BOG RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
725 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY AND COOL WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NEW WEEK.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP INTO THE
30S AS DEW POINTS REMAIN LOW. A WARMING AND HUMIDIFYING SOUTHERLY
FLOW WILL RETURN MONDAY...AHEAD OF OUR NEXT FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED
TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........40  43  46  50  53  56  59  62  66  64  63  62
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............47  50  53  54  55  56  54  53  50  46  44  42
RH..............48  42  37  35  34  33  34  35  39  45  51  54
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   7   7   6   6   5   5   4   4   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.10  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 5.1 6.5 7.2 7.9 8.6 8.2 7.9 7.6 7.0 6.5 5.9
MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.17  18  18  20  20  21  22  23  23  23  23  23
TRANS SPD (M/S).8   8   8   9   9   9   10  10  10  10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900-7600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 25 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 25 TO 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEAL
REQUESTED BY...RYAN DESLIU
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130301.PITCH.01/LCH