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FNUS74 KLCH 210951
FWSLCH

Spot Forecast for CAL C-16...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
351 AM CST Thu Nov 21 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CST on November 21.
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...
North to northwest winds will persist again today with surface
sustained winds 5 to 10 MPH, gusts to 15 MPH expected; 20-foot
winds NW becoming WNW at 6 to 8 knots expected. Minimum RH values
today will range from 20 to 25 percent. KBDI values have improved
drastically across the area and currently vary from 50 to up to
200 in the prescribed burn area. Minimum RH values will rebound
slightly Friday with area wide 30 to 35 percent values expected.
No rainfall expected.

There is less than 5 percent chance of fog formation the morning
of 11/22/2024.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 67.
Min humidity........24 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northwest winds around 4 mph increasing to west
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming northwest 5 to 6 mph in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height (m)...122-1158 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.Northwest 4 to 8 meters/second.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........1   1   2   2   3   1   2   0   1
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............51  57  60  64  65  66  67  65  63
RH..............50  38  33  27  25  25  24  28  31
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W
20 FT wind spd..3   5   5   5   6   6   6   5   5
20 FT wind gust.12  13  12  13  15  14  13  10  8
Eye lvl wnd dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W
Eye lvl wnd spd.4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Eye lvl wnd gst.7   8   7   8   9   8   8   6   5
Mix hgt (km)....0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.3 0.1
Trans wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Trans spd (m/s).5   5   6   7   8   8   8   5   4

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 38.
Max humidity........83 percent.
Eye level winds.....Light winds.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height (m)...91-122 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.Northwest 4 to 5 meters/second shifting to the
                    north around 4 meters/second after 3 am.

TIME (CST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........2   3   1   1   2   3   1   1   3   2   5   4
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............57  51  49  48  47  46  45  45  42  41  40  39
RH..............42  51  58  60  63  66  71  69  75  78  78  83
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..3   3   3   3   3   2   2   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT wind gust.12  12  12  12  12  12  12  12  13  13  12  12
Eye lvl wnd dir.W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Eye lvl wnd spd.2   2   2   2   2   1   1   2   2   2   2   2
Eye lvl wnd gst.7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   8   8   7   7
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
Trans wind dir..W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N
Trans spd (m/s).4   4   5   5   4   5   4   5   5   4   4   4

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northwest winds around 3 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height (m)...122-792 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.North 3 to 4 meters/second.

TIME (CST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........7   5   0   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............39  38  42  48  52  56  59  59  60  61  58  55
RH..............79  81  73  58  50  43  40  37  35  36  40  49
20 FT wind dir..NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   2   2
20 FT wind gust.12  10  12  12  10  10  9   9   10  10  9   7
Eye lvl wnd dir.NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW
Eye lvl wnd spd.2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   2   1   1
Eye lvl wnd gst.7   6   7   7   6   6   5   5   6   6   5   4
Mix hgt (km)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.3
Trans wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NW
Trans spd (m/s).4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3

$$
Forecaster...CALHOUN
Requested by...Brian Gidcumb
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2427096.0/LCH
.DELDT 11/21/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL brian.gidcumb@usda.gov