FNUS74 KLCH 220423
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAIN...US WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1123 PM CDT THU MAR 21 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND INCREASING HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. AN
ISOLATED SHOWER OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...MAINLY AFTER
1 AM...AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE AREA. SHOWERS
WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON ALONG A STATIONARY
FRONT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING WITH
MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS PERSISTING.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 17 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A
SKY (%).........79  81  83  84  85  87  88  89  90  90  89  89
WEATHER COV.....        SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....        RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............59  58  57  57  56  56  56  55  55  57  60  63
RH..............60  64  69  72  77  80  80  86  90  86  84  78
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.26  26  26  24  23  21  18  17  16  17  18  20
TRANS SPD (M/S).12  12  12  11  10  9   8   8   7   8   8   9

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...MONTRA LOCKWOOD/KENT KUYPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20130321.TRAIN.04/LCH