FNUS74 KLCH 291231 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKORY CREEK POND UNIT FIRE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 731 AM CDT WED MAY 29 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE HOLDING OVER THE REGION TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP A LID ON SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. A STORM IF ANY WILL COME BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM. PROBABILITIY IS VERY LOW FOR RAINFALL TODAY FOR THE SPOT FORECAST SITE. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING WITH A DEFINITE INCREASE INTO THE 10 TO NEAR 15 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS AS NOTED BELOW IN THE TABULAR FORECAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-6800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 18 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........35 42 50 50 50 50 51 53 54 55 57 58 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............75 77 79 81 81 84 84 85 87 88 87 86 RH..............85 81 77 71 70 64 63 60 58 55 56 59 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 9 10 12 14 14 13 10 8 8 8 EYE LVL WND GST.12 12 12 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 4.1 5.5 6.0 6.4 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.1 5.8 MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 1.2 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.14 18 23 23 22 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 8 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 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.......4400-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000-3600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 21 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 16 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NAVEJAR REQUESTED BY...RYAN DESLIU TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130529.HICKO.01/LCH