000 FNUS54 KLCH 072143 FWFLCH FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR LOUISIANA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 343 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE WILL INCREASE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS NEAR THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND MOVES NORTH INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ON SUNDAY...CONTINUING ON MONDAY...THEN GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. LAZ027-030-TXZ180>182-201-081030- VERNON-BEAUREGARD-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN- 343 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 50 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (+4) 76 (-2) 60 73 RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 56 (+10) 96 59 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) E 5 NE 8 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 6 E 6 NE 9 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.39 0.28 PRECIP DURATION 1 2 2 PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 32 1276 214 963 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)106 4185 702 3159 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 7 E 8 NE 10 NE 12 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 15 E 18 NE 22 NE 26 CATEGORY DAY 1 4 2 4 DISPERSION POOR VERY GOOD FAIR VERY GOOD LAL NO TSTMS 1-8 STRIKES 1-8 STRIKES 1-8 STRIKES VENT RATE (M/S-M) 224 10208 2140 11556 KEETCH-BYRAM <200 <200 <200 <200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ LAZ028-029-031>033-081030- RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- 343 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 70 50 TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (+5) 76 (-2) 59 72 RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 54 (+8) 100 65 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) E 5 NE 9 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 5 E 6 NE 11 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.74 0.87 PRECIP DURATION 1 6 2 PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 26 1292 145 848 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)85 4238 476 2782 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 8 E 8 NE 12 NE 14 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 17 E 17 NE 26 NE 32 CATEGORY DAY 1 4 1 4 DISPERSION POOR VERY GOOD POOR VERY GOOD LAL NO TSTMS 1-8 STRIKES 1-8 STRIKES 1-8 STRIKES VENT RATE (M/S-M) 208 10336 1740 11872 KEETCH-BYRAM <200 <200 <200 <200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ LAZ041-042-051-TXZ215-216-081030- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-CAMERON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- 343 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 70 50 TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (+4) 76 (-2) 61 74 RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 62 (+15) 100 61 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) E 9 NE 12 G20 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) E 6 E 11 G18 E 11 G20 NE 14 G21 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.08 0.96 0.45 PRECIP DURATION 2 6 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 36 1323 255 979 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)117 4342 837 3213 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 9 E 10 NE 12 N 13 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 20 E 23 NE 26 N 29 CATEGORY DAY 1 4 2 4 DISPERSION POOR VERY GOOD FAIR VERY GOOD LAL NO TSTMS 1-8 STRIKES 1-8 STRIKES 1-8 STRIKES VENT RATE (M/S-M) 324 13230 3060 12727 KEETCH-BYRAM <200 <200 <200 <200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ LAZ043>045-052>055-081030- ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY- LOWER ST. MARTIN- 343 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 70 70 TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (+5) 76 (-2) 61 73 RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 60 (+11) 100 67 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) E 8 NE 14 G22 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) E 6 E 10 G17 NE 11 G21 NE 13 G21 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.09 1.46 1.07 PRECIP DURATION 2 9 9 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 36 1362 313 961 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)117 4468 1027 3152 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) SE 10 E 11 NE 14 N 14 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 22 E 24 NE 31 N 32 CATEGORY DAY 1 4 3 4 DISPERSION POOR VERY GOOD GOOD VERY GOOD LAL NO TSTMS 1-8 STRIKES 1-8 STRIKES 1-8 STRIKES VENT RATE (M/S-M) 360 14982 4382 13454 KEETCH-BYRAM <200 <200 <200 <200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$