000 FNUS54 KLCH 092136 FWFLCH FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR LOUISIANA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 336 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE GULF WILL SPREAD INLAND THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH STORMS INCREASING INTO FRIDAY AHEAD OF A WEAK FRONT THAT WILL MOVE DOWN INTO THE REGION. RAINS ENDING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRIDGE DOWN INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY AND THIS WILL BE THE STRONGER OF THE TWO FRONTS AND WE ARE LOOKING AT FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND THE LAKES REGION IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS ON MONDAY INTO TUESDAY IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LAZ027-030-031-TXZ180-201-259>262-101030- VERNON-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-TYLER-HARDIN-NORTHERN JASPER- NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- 336 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 90 20 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (+1) 57 (-3) 39 57 RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+5) 57 (+15) 96 32 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 8 G11 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 8 G11 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.28 0.34 0.01 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 3 1 PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 AM MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 250 938 310 873 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)819 3078 1017 2864 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 4 NW 9 N 12 NE 9 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 8 NW 21 N 26 NE 20 CATEGORY DAY 1 4 2 3 DISPERSION POOR VERY GOOD FAIR GOOD LAL NO TSTMS 1-8 STRIKES NO TSTMS NO TSTMS VENT RATE (M/S-M) 1000 8442 3720 7857 SILT/500 MLT (F) 51 40 KEETCH-BYRAM < 200 < 200 < 200 < 200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ LAZ041-042-073-074-TXZ215-216-101030- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-JEFFERSON- ORANGE- 336 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 90 30 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (0) 59 (-3) 43 59 RH % (24H TREND) 93 (+5) 59 (+16) 100 37 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NE 6 G11 N 10 G15 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 G11 N 5 G10 NE 10 G16 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.21 0.37 0.03 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 3 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 AM MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 386 935 417 872 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1265 3066 1369 2861 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 3 NW 8 N 12 NE 9 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 7 NW 18 N 26 NE 20 CATEGORY DAY 1 3 3 3 DISPERSION POOR GOOD GOOD GOOD LAL NO TSTMS 1-8 STRIKES NO TSTMS NO TSTMS VENT RATE (M/S-M) 1158 7480 5004 7848 SILT/500 MLT (F) 50 42 KEETCH-BYRAM < 200 < 200 < 200 < 200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ LAZ028-029-032-033-101030- RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- 336 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 90 30 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (0) 57 (-3) 39 55 RH % (24H TREND) 91 (-4) 56 (+15) 95 34 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 9 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 9 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.31 0.03 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 1 3 1 PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 AM MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 284 935 417 881 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)933 3066 1369 2890 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 4 NW 8 N 12 NE 9 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 8 NW 17 N 26 NE 21 CATEGORY DAY 1 3 3 3 DISPERSION POOR GOOD GOOD GOOD LAL NO TSTMS 1-8 STRIKES NO TSTMS NO TSTMS VENT RATE (M/S-M) 1136 7480 5004 7929 SILT/500 MLT (F) 49 37 KEETCH-BYRAM < 200 < 200 < 200 < 200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. $$ LAZ043>045-052>055-101030- ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY- LOWER ST. MARTIN- 336 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 90 30 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (-1) 59 (-3) 42 58 RH % (24H TREND) 92 (+1) 55 (+13) 100 35 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NE 5 G11 N 9 G15 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5 G11 N 5 G11 N 11 G17 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.42 0.03 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 1 3 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 AM MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 369 1046 417 876 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1211 3433 1369 2874 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 5 SE 5 N 12 NE 9 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 10 SE 10 N 26 NE 21 CATEGORY DAY 1 3 3 3 DISPERSION POOR GOOD GOOD GOOD LAL NO TSTMS 1-8 STRIKES NO TSTMS NO TSTMS VENT RATE (M/S-M) 1845 5230 5004 7884 SILT/500 MLT (F) 49 41 KEETCH-BYRAM < 200 < 200 < 200 < 200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. $$