FNUS74 KLCH 021146
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL COMP-237...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
646 AM CDT TUE APR 2 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM LUBBOCK THROUGH BEAUMONT
...BECOMING A COLD FRONT TO TAMPA.

A FRONTAL WAVE LOW WILL FORM ON THE STATIONARY FRONT...
VICINITY LUBBOCK...BEFORE TRAVELING EAST-SOUTHEAST
ALONG THE FRONT.

THE TRAVELING WAVE LOW WILL ENTER SOUTHEAST TEXAS BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...EXITING INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
BY EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........23  23  37  45  52  66  66  66  70  73  75  79
WEATHER COV.....                    SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                    RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............57  63  68  70  73  75  76  77  77  76  75  73
RH..............83  73  61  59  57  56  56  55  56  58  62  67
EYE LVL WND DIR.E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.3   4   5   6   5   5   5   5   5   4   3   3
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   9   9   10  10  10  10  10  9   9   10  10
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 TO 28 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...TRARES
REQUESTED BY...CALCASIEU RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130402.CALCO.02/LCH