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Spot Forecast for Cal C-80...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
610 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 (0-5 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 78.
Min humidity........39 percent.
Eye level winds.....South winds up to 5 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 8 mph.
Mixing height (m)...274-1463 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.South 4 to 6 meters/second.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........0   0   0   0   1   1   2   1   1
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............59  65  68  71  73  75  77  77  77
RH..............64  52  47  44  43  40  39  40  42
20 FT wind dir..SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..5   7   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
20 FT wind gust.10  13  14  14  14  14  14  13  13
Eye lvl wnd dir.SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Eye lvl wnd spd.4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
Eye lvl wnd gst.6   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
Mix hgt (km)....0.3 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4
Trans wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Trans spd (m/s).4   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 56.
Max humidity........100 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 (m)...122-1158 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.South 4 to 6 meters/second shifting to the
                    north 2 to 4 meters/second overnight.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........1   2   1   0   0   0   1   1   2   2   12  30
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............78  75  71  66  65  63  62  60  60  58  58  58
RH..............42  48  55  65  68  72  78  84  84  93  93  93
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..8   8   8   8   8   7   6   5   0   0   0   0
20 FT wind gust.15  16  15  15  14  12  10  9   8   7   6   5
Eye lvl wnd dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   N   N   N   N
Eye lvl wnd spd.6   6   6   6   5   5   4   4   0   0   0   0
Eye lvl wnd gst.9   10  9   9   8   7   6   5   5   4   4   3
Mix hgt (km)....1.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Trans wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   N   N   N   N
Trans spd (m/s).6   6   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   3   3   2

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Patchy fog early
                    in the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 83.
Min humidity........49 percent.
Eye level winds.....Light winds becoming southwest around 3 mph
                    late in the morning, then increasing to around
                    4 mph early in the afternoon shifting to the
                    south around 3 mph in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest around 5 mph
                    early in the afternoon, then becoming light in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height (m)...122-1189 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.North 1 to 2 meters/second shifting to the
                    southwest 2 to 3 meters/second in the late
                    morning and afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........40  36  26  32  29  33  45  57  49  42  34  33
Weather cov.....PTY PTY PTY
Weather type....FOG FOG FOG
Tstm cov........
Temp............56  57  59  64  71  74  77  79  80  81  82  81
RH..............100 96  96  90  73  66  61  56  54  51  49  53
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..0   0   0   0   0   3   5   3   3   3   3   2
20 FT wind gust.5   3   5   5   6   6   7   7   7   7   7   7
Eye lvl wnd dir.N   N   N   N   N   SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S
Eye lvl wnd spd.0   0   0   0   0   3   4   3   3   3   3   1
Eye lvl wnd gst.3   2   3   3   4   4       4   4   4   4   4
Mix hgt (km)....0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.9
Trans wind dir..N   N   N   N   SW  SW  W   W   W   SW  S   SW
Trans spd (m/s).2   2   2   1   3   2   3   2   2   2   2   2

$$
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
