FNUS74 KLCH 251345
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMERON PRAIRIE THATCH PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
845 AM CDT THU JUL 25 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED
THIS MORNING...BECOMING MORE WIDELY SCATTERED DURING THE
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY. LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL
BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 5-10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.

INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED
GOING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES
IN A NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT...ACCOMPANIED BY A WEAK FRONTAL
BOUNDARY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST 5 TO
                    8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7100 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........45  45  45  45  44  43  42  41  40  40  40  40
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............87  89  91  92  92  92  92  91  90  89  86  84
RH..............67  61  59  55  54  56  56  58  61  64  69  76
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.3   3   2   2   3   4   5   6   6   7   7   7
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 5.3 6.1 6.7 7.0 7.1 6.8 6.3 5.5 4.5 3.3 2.1
MIX HGT (KM)....1.4 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.0 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   NE  SE  S   S   SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  9   8   7   6   6   5   3   3   3   6   8
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   3   3   3   2   1   1   1   3   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOCKWOOD
REQUESTED BY...JAMIE FARMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130725.CAMER.01/LCH