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Spot Forecast for ANF Boykin Springs Comp 88, 89, 90, 92...USFS
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
640 AM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0500 CDT on March 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office at (337) 477-5285, if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...

Cool temps in the lower 40s this morning will quickly warm into
the upper 50s by mid-morning before topping out in the mid-70s
this afternoon, while dewpoints will remain in the mid-40s
throughout the day. Light northeast to east-northeast winds near
5-10 kts can be expected today, as high pressure meanders
overhead. Tonight, winds turn southerly once again allowing
moisture to gradually return. No fog is expected tomorrow morning
as moisture return will initially be slow.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-5 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........93 percent.
Eye level winds.....Light winds.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 6 mph.

TIME (CDT)      5AM
Sky (%).........1
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............46
RH..............93
20 FT wind dir..NE
20 FT wind spd..2
20 FT wind gust.5
Eye lvl wnd dir.NE
Eye lvl wnd spd.1
Eye lvl wnd gst.3
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4
Transp wind dir.NE
Transp wind spd.6

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 73.
Min humidity........36 percent.
Eye level winds.....East winds around 3 mph increasing to around 4
                    mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 5 mph early in the morning
                    becoming light, then becoming east around 5 mph
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 7 mph shifting to the northwest
                    around 6 mph early in the afternoon, then
                    shifting to the west late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   2   1
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............46  44  46  50  57  61  65  68  71  71  72  73
RH..............93  93  89  83  64  56  45  42  36  36  37  37
20 FT wind dir..NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   NE  NE  E
20 FT wind spd..2   2   2   3   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.3   3   3   6   8   8   8   8   9   9   9   8
Eye lvl wnd dir.NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   NE  NE  E
Eye lvl wnd spd.1   1   1   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Eye lvl wnd gst.2   2   2   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.5 2.4 3.3 4.1 5.0 5.7 6.2 6.0
Transp wind dir.NE  E   E   E   E   E   NE  NE  N   NW  W   W
Transp wind spd.6   6   5   6   7   6   6   6   6   6   6   6

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 48.
Max humidity........96 percent.
Eye level winds.....East winds around 4 mph decreasing to southeast
                    around 3 mph early in the evening, then
                    shifting to the around 4 mph in the late
                    evening and overnight.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 5 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light, then becoming southeast around
                    5 mph in the late evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 6 mph shifting to the south 5 to 9
                    mph.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........1   2   2   1   0   0   2   8   6   0   1   0
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............71  67  64  59  56  55  54  53  51  50  50  49
RH..............39  50  56  67  72  77  80  83  89  93  93  96
20 FT wind dir..E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   SE
20 FT wind spd..5   3   3   3   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.8   7   6   7   8   9   10  10  10  9   9   8
Eye lvl wnd dir.E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   SE
Eye lvl wnd spd.4   3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Eye lvl wnd gst.5   4   4   4   5   5   6   6   6   5   5   5
Mix hgt (kft)...3.9 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.W   SE  E   SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.6   5   5   7   8   9   9   9   9   9   9   9

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 78.
Min humidity........36 percent.
Eye level winds.....South winds up to 8 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 9 to 18 mph increasing to 18 to 20 mph in
                    the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........0   5   1   0   0   0   5   10  14  18  22  26
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............49  49  50  56  62  67  71  75  76  77  78  76
RH..............96  96  93  83  72  59  49  40  39  37  36  39
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..5   5   6   8   9   9   9   9   9   10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.9   9   10  13  17  17  17  17  18  18  20  20
Eye lvl wnd dir.SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Eye lvl wnd spd.4   4   4   5   7   7   7   7   7   8   8   8
Eye lvl wnd gst.5   5   6   8   10  10  10  10  11  11  12  12
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.9 3.0 3.9 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.5 4.0
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.9   9   9   13  17  18  20  20  20  20  20  18

$$
Forecaster...DENSON
Requested by...George Hruby
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2408662.0/LCH
.DELDT 03/28/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL george.hruby@usda.gov


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