Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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Spot Forecast for CAL C-12...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
423 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CST on November 22.
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 and cool conditions will persist through Saturday as surface
high pressure builds south over the area. Northerly winds are
expected to stay less than 10 mph today, with winds becoming
southeast on Saturday. Relative humidity values are expected to
lower to around 30 to 35 percent today, with daily rh values
gradually increasing through the weekend. The chance for fog late
tonight into Saturday morning is low, although some patchy frost
is expected to form late tonight.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........36 percent.
Eye level winds.....North winds around 3 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 7 to 12 mph.
Mixing height (m)...122-823 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.North 3 to 5 meters/second.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........1   0   2   1   2   1   2   0   2
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............49  53  57  59  60  62  61  60  59
RH..............58  50  43  40  37  36  38  39  44
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   2
20 FT wind gust.12  10  10  10  10  10  10  8   7
Eye lvl wnd dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Eye lvl wnd spd.3   3   3   3   3   3   2   2   1
Eye lvl wnd gst.7   6   6   6   6   6   6   5   4
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 1.7 1.9 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.4 0.4
Mix hgt (km)....0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.1
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.12  9   8   9   9   9   9   8   7
Trans wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Trans spd (m/s).5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   3

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 36.
Max humidity........89 percent.
Eye level winds.....Light winds.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 3 to 6 mph shifting to the east 3 to 5
                    mph after 3 am.
Mixing height (m)...91-122 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.North around 3 meters/second shifting to the
                    east 1 to 2 meters/second late in the evening.

TIME (CST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........2   3   1   1   2   4   2   1   3   3   6   6
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............52  49  47  45  44  43  42  41  40  40  39  38
RH..............59  66  74  76  79  79  82  86  85  85  85  89
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
20 FT wind gust.7   6   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3
Eye lvl wnd dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Eye lvl wnd spd.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Eye lvl wnd gst.4   4   2   2   1   1   1   1   1   2   2   2
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Mix hgt (km)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E
Transp wind spd.6   6   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   5
Trans wind dir..N   N   N   NE  NE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E
Trans spd (m/s).3   3   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   2

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 66.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Eye level winds.....Light winds.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Mixing height (m)...91-701 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.Southeast 1 to 3 meters/second.

TIME (CST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........10  8   1   3   3   4   2   3   3   4   4   3
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............38  38  42  50  55  59  62  63  65  66  62  58
RH..............89  89  89  68  55  48  43  41  40  38  46  55
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..0   0   0   1   1   2   2   2   3   3   3   2
20 FT wind gust.3   3   3   3   5   6   7   7   7   7   7   8
Eye lvl wnd dir.N   N   N   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
Eye lvl wnd spd.0   0   0   1   1   1   1   1   2   2   2   1
Eye lvl wnd gst.2   2   2   2   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   5
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 1.6 1.0
Mix hgt (km)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.3
Transp wind dir.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   SE
Transp wind spd.5   5   6   6   5   3   3   3   3   5   6   6
Trans wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   SE
Trans spd (m/s).2   2   3   3   2   1   1   1   1   2   3   3

$$
Forecaster...LOCKWOOD
Requested by...Brian Gidcumb
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2427197.0/LCH
.DELDT 11/22/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL brian.gidcumb@usda.gov