000 FNUS54 KLCH 070902 FWFLCH FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR LOUISIANA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 402 AM CDT TUE OCT 7 2008 .DISCUSSION... A SQUALL LINE THAT EXTENDS FROM SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA TO SAN ANTONIO TEXAS THIS MORNING WILL BEGIN TO FALL APART AS IT APPROACHES SE TX AND SW LA TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE ON TAP WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. DRIER AIR TO FILTER INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. NEXT POSSIBLE CHANCE OF SHOWERS...ALTHOUGH LIMITED LOOKS TO BE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE LAST TIME THE REGION RECEIVED ANY MEASUREABLE RAINFALL WAS WITH IKE WHICH WAS OVER THREE WEEKS AGO AND THE ONLY OTHER RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER CAME EARLY IN THE MONTH WITH GUSTAV. EVEN WITH THOSE TWO STORMS WE WERE OVER ONE AND A HALF INCHES BEHIND FOR THE MONTH. LAZ027>033-TXZ180>182-201-072315- VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN- 402 AM CDT TUE OCT 7 2008 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 20 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+1) 57 (-12) 84 RH % (24H TREND) 40 (-14) 100 (0) 25 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 5 NW 6 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 8 NW 5 NW 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.50 0.05 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 1 PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1225 0 1378 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4018 0 4521 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 8 NW 10 NW 7 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 18 NW 23 NW 16 CATEGORY DAY 4 1 4 DISPERSION VERY GOOD POOR VERY GOOD LAL 9-15 STRIKES 9-15 STRIKES NO TSTMS VENT RATE (M/S-M) 9800 0 9646 KEETCH-BYRAM 401-500 401-500 401-500 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ LAZ041>045-051>055-TXZ215-216-072315- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-JEFFERSON- ORANGE- 402 AM CDT TUE OCT 7 2008 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+3) 62 (-9) 84 RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-17) 100 (0) 29 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 5 NW 8 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 8 W 7 NW 8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.50 0.11 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 1 PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1286 35 1318 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4218 115 4325 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 8 NW 10 NW 7 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 17 NW 22 NW 16 CATEGORY DAY 4 1 4 DISPERSION VERY GOOD POOR VERY GOOD LAL 9-15 STRIKES 9-15 STRIKES NO TSTMS VENT RATE (M/S-M) 10288 350 9226 KEETCH-BYRAM 401-500 401-500 401-500 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$