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Spot Forecast for Cal C-80...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1240 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on April 23.
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...
Dry weather with a warming trend expected for the rest of the work
week. Winds turn onshore tomorrow and continue through the week,
becoming breezy by mid to late week. Tuesday will see Min RH in the
38-48% range, but rising into the 45-60% range the rest of the week.

Widespread fog is expect for Wednesday morning as dew points recover
and winds remain light.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 78.
Min humidity........42 percent.
Eye level winds.....South winds up to 6 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 9 to 14 mph.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........0   0   2   0   2   7   8   3   2
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............58  64  68  71  74  76  76  77  78
RH..............67  56  49  46  43  42  43  42  42
20 FT wind dir..SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..6   7   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
20 FT wind gust.10  13  14  14  14  15  14  14  15
Eye lvl wnd dir.SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Eye lvl wnd spd.4   5   5   5   5   6   6   5   6
Eye lvl wnd gst.6   8   8   8   8   9   8   8   9
Mix hgt (kft)...0.9 2.3 3.4 3.9 4.1 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.5
Transp wind dir.SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.9   12  14  14  14  14  14  13  14

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 55.
Max humidity........96 percent.
Eye level winds.....South winds up to 6 mph in the evening and
                    overnight becoming light.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 8 mph decreasing to 5 to 8
                    mph in the evening and overnight, then becoming
                    light overnight.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 7 to 15 mph shifting to the north around
                    6 mph after 3 am.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........2   3   0   0   0   0   2   4   8   12  16  18
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............76  75  71  66  64  63  62  60  59  58  57  57
RH..............46  50  57  65  70  72  79  84  87  93  96  96
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   N   N
20 FT wind spd..8   8   8   8   8   7   6   5   3   1   0   0
20 FT wind gust.15  16  14  14  14  12  10  9   8   7   6   6
Eye lvl wnd dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   N   N
Eye lvl wnd spd.6   6   6   5   5   5   4   4   2   1   0   0
Eye lvl wnd gst.9   10  8   8   8   7   6   5   5   4   4   4
Mix hgt (kft)...3.7 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  NW  N   N
Transp wind spd.15  13  12  12  13  12  10  8   7   6   6   6

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Patchy fog early
                    in the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 82.
Min humidity........47 percent.
Eye level winds.....Light winds becoming south around 3 mph early
                    in the morning, then increasing to around 4 mph
                    late in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south around 5 mph late in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 6 mph shifting to the south 5 to 6
                    mph in the late morning and afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........20  22  34  45  57  47  38  28  32  35  39  36
Weather cov.....PTY PTY
Weather type....FOG FOG
Tstm cov........
Temp............57  57  61  66  70  73  76  79  80  81  82  81
RH..............96  96  89  82  76  68  60  54  52  49  47  51
20 FT wind dir..N   N   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..0   0   1   3   3   3   3   3   3   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.5   5   5   6   6   6   7   7   7   7   7   7
Eye lvl wnd dir.N   N   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Eye lvl wnd spd.0   0   1   2   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4
Eye lvl wnd gst.3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 1.0 1.5 2.1 2.9 3.6 4.3 4.6 4.8 5.0 3.7
Transp wind dir.N   N   NW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.6   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   6   6   6

$$
Forecaster...SLAUGHTER
Requested by...Brian Gidcumb
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411323.1/LCH
.DELDT 04/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL brian.gidcumb@usda.gov
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
