FNUS74 KLCH 111322
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-119...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
822 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
AND MISSISSIPPI AND IS PUSHING AWAY FROM THE AREA WITH THE BACK
EDGE OF THE RAINFALL FROM AROUND LAFAYETTE TO NATCHEZ. AN UPPER
DISTURBANCE IS ALSO MOVING ACROSS THE AREA, AND AS THIS FEATURE
DOES SO CLOUD COVER WILL DECREASE AS IT PUSHES DRIER AIR ALOFT
SOUTH. WITH THE COLD FRONT AND UPPER DISTURBANCE PUSHING AWAY
TODAY A COLDER DRIER AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN KEEPING THE
DEW POINTS LOW AND THEREFORE NOT ALLOWING FOG TO DEVELOP TONIGHT OR
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........46  37  29  20  18  15  13  10  8   5   5   5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............48  51  54  56  58  58  59  57  55  51  47  44
RH..............60  52  46  41  41  42  43  45  51  60  68  72
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   4   4   4
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.5 3.1 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20  18  17  17  17  16  16  16  16  16  16  16
TRANS SPD (M/S).9   8   8   8   8   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 16 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER GRIFFIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130311.C119_.01/LCH