FNUS74 KLCH 091233 FWSLCH SPOT FORECAST FOR BYE BYE G...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 733 AM CDT TUE JUL 9 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MAINLY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY INTO WEDNESDAY. A FEW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM WILL DEVELOP...MAINLY FROM LATE MORNING UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. FOG CHANCES TONIGHT WILL DEPEND ON HOW MUCH IF ANY RAIN FALLS. IF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAIN FALLS... THEN WIDESPREAD THICK FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE. IF NO RAIN FALLS...THEN ONLY A SMALL CHANCE OF LIGHT PATCHY FOG. INVERSION WILL SET UP TONIGHT DURING THE EVENING HOURS AS LOW LEVELS COOL. LIKELY BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 FEET. THE SEA BREEZE WILL REMAIN VERY NEAR THE SPOT FIRE AREA THIS MORNING...THEN MOVE INLAND AFTER NOON TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........47 48 50 50 50 50 49 49 49 47 46 45 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............81 83 85 86 87 88 88 88 88 88 87 86 RH..............81 74 70 68 64 62 62 62 63 63 65 68 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.6 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.1 3.8 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 12 13 TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...RUA REQUESTED BY...BRIAN DONNELLY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130709.BYEBY.01/LCH