FNUS74 KLCH 071033
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAWTELL DERAILMENT...NWS LCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
533 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...PATCHY FOG WILL EXIST AROUND THE SITE THIS MORNING,
HOWEVER THIS THIN GROUND FOG WILL BURN OFF AROUND AN HOUR AFTER
SUNRISE.

A HOT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THURSDAY. THIS RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND ALLOW AN
EASTERLY WAVE TO ENTER THE REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY INCREASING
RAIN CHANCES AND DECREASING TEMPERATURES. PATCHY GROUND FOG MAY
OCCUR AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 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.......1600-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........18     20     20     20     20     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............76     80     88     93     96     97
RH..............97     85     63     52     45     42
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2    W 3    W 4    SW 5   SW 5   SW 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..       5      5      10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   2400   4000   5100   5700   5900
MIX HGT (M).....490    730    1220   1550   1740   1800
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13   W 10   W 9    W 8    W 6    W 5
TRAN WIND (M/S).W 13   W 10   W 9    W 8    W 6    W 5
HAINES INDEX....3      3      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 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.......4000-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700-3200 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

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