FNUS74 KLCH 051932
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAWTELL DERAILMENT...NWS LCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
232 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL KEEP THE REGION
HOT AND HUMID FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX
READINGS WILL BE BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES. AFTERNOON SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DISSIPATE BY SUNSET THIS EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........52  51  51  51  47  45  44  40  40  40  40  41
WEATHER COV.....SCT
WEATHER TYPE....TSM
TEMP............90  88  85  82  82  79  79  78  77  77  77  77
RH..............56  61  69  75  74  81  83  87  88  87  86  85
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   5   4   5   4   3   3   2   2   2   2   2
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.7 5.2 3.6 2.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIX HGT (KM)....1.7 1.6 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   10  10  9   8   8   7   7   6   6   5   3
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3   2   1
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200-5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...LANDRENEAU/TRARES
REQUESTED BY...ROGER ERICKSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20130804.LAWTE.01/LCH