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SPOT FORECAST FOR CADE MUD BAYOU...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
807 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
FOG POTENTIAL OVERNIGHT IS VERY LOW AT YOUR LOCATION RIGHT ALONG
THE COAST...BUT LIGHT AND/OR SHALLOW FOG MAY DEVELOP FARTHER INLAND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 2...OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........32     33     26     25     31     37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............85     84     83     82     80     79
RH..............68     71     75     78     83     85
20 FT WIND......S 10   S 9    S 9    SW 9   SW 8   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8    S 7    S 6    SW 6   SW 6   SW 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..15     15     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   1600   1700   1700   1500   1400
MIX HGT (M).....580    490    520    520    460    430
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13   S 14   S 14   SW 14  SW 13  SW 12
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7    S 7    S 7    SW 7   SW 7   SW 6
VENT RATE(M/S-M)2850   2580   2720   2670   2230   1850
HAINES INDEX....4      3      2      2      2      2

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-3700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CARBONI
REQUESTED BY...MARIA VIELMA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130731.CADEM.02/LCH