FNUS74 KLCH 012103 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL COMP-237...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 403 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS CHANCES WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY AFTER NOON...BUT STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ISOLATED AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER NORTHERN LOUISIANA BEGINS TO SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT...OUT OF THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5000-6500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 2600-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM SKY (%).........48 51 56 59 61 66 68 73 83 88 89 92 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............65 69 72 75 77 78 78 78 76 75 72 69 RH..............73 65 60 55 53 52 53 53 58 60 66 73 EYE LVL WND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 4.4 5.4 6.5 5.8 5.0 4.3 3.4 2.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.3 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 16 17 17 18 17 15 13 10 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 16 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD REQUESTED BY...KISATCHIE NF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130402.CALCO.01/LCH