FNUS74 KLCH 191038 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR ANG SABINE COMP 86 87 SHERWOOD...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 538 AM CDT TUE MAR 19 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER WILL PREVAIL TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE REGION. A STRONGER REINFORCING FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH LATER TONIGHT WHICH WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY TO PARTS OF EAST TEXAS...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. A CLUSTER OF STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATER TODAY, AND THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DIVE SOUTHEAST. THE STORMS WILL LIKELY MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THEY DECAY. FOG IS UNLIKELY DURING THE PERIOD. THE FORECAST ERROR WILL INCREASE AS TIME INCREASES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 7 TO 16 MPH. TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........21 19 18 17 22 27 32 38 43 48 54 60 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TEMP............62 66 69 72 73 74 75 73 72 69 65 63 RH..............59 52 47 43 41 40 39 40 43 47 55 60 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E NE EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.4 3.0 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.13 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........66 72 78 84 83 81 79 77 76 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............61 60 59 58 57 57 56 55 55 RH..............65 66 65 65 66 68 69 70 71 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 3.8 2.9 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.5 MIX HGT (KM)....1.4 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 16 17 16 16 16 15 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 WEDNESDAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........74 64 54 44 34 24 14 14 14 14 13 13 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............54 55 59 62 65 67 70 71 71 72 70 69 RH..............72 70 63 56 47 41 35 33 31 28 31 33 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.9 2.3 2.6 3.7 4.7 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.3 5.9 5.4 MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 16 17 17 18 18 17 17 16 15 14 TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........13 15 17 19 20 22 24 29 34 38 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............66 62 60 58 56 55 55 54 53 52 52 RH..............36 43 47 51 53 55 57 56 58 59 61 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 4.5 3.9 3.4 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.5 MIX HGT (KM)....1.5 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 13 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........52 52 52 52 52 52 52 54 56 58 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 52 55 59 62 65 67 68 70 70 69 RH..............61 60 55 51 45 40 38 38 38 39 41 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.7 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.5 3.8 3.7 MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 14 16 17 20 21 22 23 25 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......2900-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-2000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......1600-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 14 TO 18 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TINGLER REQUESTED BY...ANGELINA NF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130319.ANGSA.01/LCH