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SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL  C-46...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
627 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

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

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

...A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
LOOKING AT THE RADAR THIS MORNING THE COLD FRONT LOOKS TO MOVE
THROUGH YOUR LOCATION SOMETIME AFTER 8 AM.

A STRONG DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY
WITH WINDS SWINGING AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS. THE RH IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO
AROUND 28 TO 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. GRASSES WILL DRY
QUICKLY AND WILL BURN RAPIDLY. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF THIS
EVENING AND DEW POINTS WILL RISE OVERNIGHT WITH THE FIRE
THREAT DROPPING. DRY AND MILD WEATHER THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WEEK WITH A SLOW WARMING TREND STARTING LATE WEDNESDAY.

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL 337-477-3422   EXT 265

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 29 TO 33 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........49  45  40  33  27  20  13  7   0   1   2   4
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW
TEMP............65  65  66  66  66  66  64  61  57  52  49  46
RH..............59  44  36  31  31  33  35  36  38  45  48  50
EYE LVL WND DIR.W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   NW  NW  NW  N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.10  12  14  14  13  12  10  9   8   7   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.20  20  25  25  20  20  20  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.2
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD.30  29  29  29  29  30  30  31  31  31  32  32
TRANS SPD (M/S).13  13  13  13  13  13  13  14  14  14  14  14

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 31 TO 33 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 22 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KUYPER
REQUESTED BY...RUSS MARCHION
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130305.CALC4.01/LCH