FNUS74 KLCH 091149
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CALCASIEU COMP 27...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
549 AM CST SAT MAR 9 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
FALLING PRESSURES ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS WILL BRING ABOUT LARGE
DIFFERENCES-IN-PRESSURES ACROSS THE FIRE WEATHER AREA. GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE THE RESULT.

A CANADIAN FRONT WILL TRAVEL SOUTH AND EAST...ENTERING THE
LAKES REGION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
BEFORE EXITING THE ATCHAFALAYA BAY REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT MONDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 31 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........65  66  67  70  70  70  69  69  68  67  67  67
WEATHER COV.....                                    SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                                    RW  RW  RW
TEMP............60  63  66  68  69  71  71  70  70  68  66  65
RH..............67  62  56  54  54  52  53  56  57  62  67  72
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   7   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
EYE LVL WND GST.10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.20  22  23  24  25  26  29  30  31  32  33  36
TRANS SPD (M/S).9   10  10  11  11  12  13  13  14  14  15  16

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 32 TO 39 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 29 TO 37 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 17 TO
                    24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRARES
REQUESTED BY...CALCASIEU RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130309.CALCA.01/LCH