FNUS74 KLCH 062008
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAWTELL DERAILMENT...NWS LCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
308 PM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
THE DEEP TEXAS ANTICYCLONE WILL TRAVEL ACROSS LOUISIANA ON
WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO ON THURSDAY...PERMITTING AN EASTERLY WAVE
TO TRAVEL...FROM EAST TO WEST...THROUGH THE FIRE WEATHER AREA OVER
THE WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........40  40  40  40  40  40  40  40  40  40  40  40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............92  90  86  83  82  80  79  78  78  77  77  77
RH..............53  58  68  77  77  83  84  85  87  87  87  87
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6   6   5   5   5   4   4   4   2   2   2   1
EYE LVL WND GST.15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.8 5.4 3.7 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
MIX HGT (KM)....1.8 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  S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  12  12  10  9   8   8   7   6   6   5   5
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   5   5   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   2   2
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 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.......200-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 2 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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