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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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SPOT FORECAST FOR VIDRINE 2013-1...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
553 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY, BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO THE NORTH COULD SQUEEZE OUT A FEW
SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE WEST SHOULD
MAKE FOR A WARM AND DRY HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 18 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........55  54  52  51  49  49  50  50  50  51  51  53
WEATHER COV.....                                        CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                                        TSM TSM
TEMP............81  83  84  85  86  86  86  86  86  84  83  81
RH..............75  70  65  63  62  61  61  61  62  64  67  72
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5   6   6   6   7   7   7   7   7   6   6   6
EYE LVL WND GST.10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 4.1 4.3 4.6 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.2
MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.18  18  18  18  18  18  20  21  21  22  22  22
TRANS SPD (M/S).8   8   8   8   8   8   9   9   9   10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200-2600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SWEENEY
REQUESTED BY...JAMIE FARMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130521.VIDRI.01/LCH