FNUS74 KLCH 220946
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAIN...US WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
446 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...A WARMER AND MORE MOIST AIRMASS WILL RETURN TODAY AS
A WARM FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. THIS BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND THE EAST TEXAS LAKES AREA BEFORE SLOWING AND
A SOUTHWARD COLD FRONT WILL SLOW OVER NORTH LOUISIANA. AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION INITIATING SHOWERS
AND STORMS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS RAPIDES
PARISH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SURFACE LOW AND UPPER
DISTURBANCE MOVE CLOSER. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE
AREA SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS
RETURNING FOR SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-2700 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........90  90  89  89  89  88  88  87  86  85  83  82
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............56  58  61  63  66  68  70  72  73  74  74  74
RH..............86  86  81  81  78  76  76  73  73  74  74  71
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.4   4   4   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   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.17  16  15  15  14  13  13  13  14  15  16  16
TRANS SPD (M/S).8   7   7   7   6   6   6   6   6   7   7   7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-100 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-2100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.

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