FNUS74 KLCH 011121
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WF CADE MUD BAYOU...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
621 AM CDT THU AUG 1 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL LOUISIANA LATE TODAY.
THIS MAY HELP PRODUCE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...
THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD MAINLY STAY WELL NORTH OF THE WILDFIRE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....FAIR.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM  8 PM
SKY (%).........42     38     37     37     38     37    40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE  NONE
TEMP............83     87     89     90     90     89    86
RH..............80     68     61     60     62     66    70
20 FT WIND......SW 6   SW 7   SW 5   SW 6   S 9    S 9   S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10            10     15     15    13
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5   SW 5   SW 4   SW 5   S 7    S 7   S 6
EYE LEVEL WIND..10     10     5      10     15     15    12
MIX HGT (FT)....2600   3500   3900   4000   3900   3600  2700
MIX HGT (M).....790    1070   1190   1220   1190   1100  820
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12  W 8    W 6    W 5    SW 5   S 6   S 6
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 6   W 4    W 3    W 3    SW 3   S 3   S 3
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2      2     2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-4400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...MARIA VIELMA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130801.WFCAD.01/LCH