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Spot Forecast for CAL C-371...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
327 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on April 20.
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...
A lingering stationary boundary over central Louisiana may result
in a few light showers in the morning, with totals generally less
than 0.05". Rain chances increase markedly after 5 to 6 PM as a
cold front and low pressure move down into the region. Widespread
showers and thunderstorms are anticipated with turbulent winds
possible in and around thunderstorms. Rainfall totals of 0.50 to
1.50 inches is possible from Saturday into Sunday morning.

There is a less than 10 percent chance of fog the morning of
04/21/24.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Patchy fog late
                    in the morning. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 74.
Min humidity........64 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northeast winds up to 7 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms late in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height (m)...335-671 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.Northeast 4 to 6 meters/second.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........89  89  81  79  87  84  84  80  87
Weather cov.....PTY                         SCH SCH
Weather type....FOG                         RW  RW
Tstm cov........                            SCH SCH
Temp............65  68  69  70  71  71  72  70  69
RH..............93  84  78  76  71  71  64  68  68
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT wind spd..5   6   6   7   8   8   8   8   9
20 FT wind gust.9   10  10  13  13  14  15  15  17
Eye lvl wnd dir.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
Eye lvl wnd spd.4   4   4   5   5   5   6   6   7
Eye lvl wnd gst.5   6   6   8   8   8   9   9   10
Mix hgt (km)....0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
Trans wind dir..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
Trans spd (m/s).4   4   4   4   4   4   5   6   6

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain showers likely in
                    the evening. Chance of thunderstorms through
                    the night. Rain showers overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 51.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northeast winds 6 to 8 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening and overnight. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms after 3 am.
Mixing height (m)...366-457 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.Northeast 6 to 7 meters/second.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........90  91  91  90  89  87  89  91  90  89  88  88
Weather cov.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
Temp............68  65  63  61  60  58  58  57  56  54  53  52
RH..............68  73  78  81  84  86  86  90  90  96  96  100
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   NE  NE  NE
20 FT wind spd..10  12  10  10  10  8   8   8   8   9   10  12
20 FT wind gust.18  20  20  18  18  16  16  16  17  17  18  20
Eye lvl wnd dir.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   NE  NE  NE
Eye lvl wnd spd.8   8   8   8   8   6   6   6   6   7   8   8
Eye lvl wnd gst.11  12  12  11  11  10  10  10  10  10  11  12
Mix hgt (km)....0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Trans wind dir..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   NE  NE  NE  NE
Trans spd (m/s).7   6   7   7   7   6   7   7   7   7   7   7

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming
                    mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Rain showers
                    early in the morning. Chance of rain showers in
                    the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........60 percent.
Eye level winds.....North winds 8 to 11 mph with gusts to around 17
                    mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 12 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    around 29 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the morning.
Mixing height (m)...396-914 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.Northeast 7 to 10 meters/second.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........88  88  89  91  92  91  89  88  79  71  62  47
Weather cov.....DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Temp............52  51  52  53  54  55  57  58  59  59  60  60
RH..............96  100 96  93  90  83  77  72  67  67  62  62
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..12  13  14  14  15  15  14  14  14  14  14  14
20 FT wind gust.21  22  24  26  29  28  28  26  26  25  25  24
Eye lvl wnd dir.N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N
Eye lvl wnd spd.8   9   10  10  11  11  10  10  10  10  10  10
Eye lvl wnd gst.13  13  14  16  17  17  17  16  16  15  15  14
Mix hgt (km)....0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9
Trans wind dir..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
Trans spd (m/s).7   7   7   8   9   9   10  10  10  10  9   9

$$
Forecaster...DENSON/CALHOUN
Requested by...Brian Gidcumb
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411423.0/LCH
.DELDT 04/19/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL brian.gidcumb@usda.gov
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
