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000 FNUS54 KLCH 220950 FWFLCH FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR LOUISIANA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 350 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009 DISCUSSION: DRY WEATHER...WITH LIGHT WINDS AND NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION. SMALL RAIN CHANCES WILL RETURN ON TUESDAY WITH A COLD FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. LAZ041>045-051>055-TXZ215-216-222230- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-JEFFERSON- ORANGE- 350 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009 TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (+6) 44 (-6) 72 RH % (24H TREND) 57 (-23) 100 (0) 54 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 5 LGT/VAR 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1144 69 1265 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3754 226 4149 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 4 S 1 S 2 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 8 S 2 S 5 CATEGORY DAY 3 1 2 DISPERSION GOOD POOR FAIR LAL NO TSTMS NO TSTMS NO TSTMS VENT RATE (M/S-M) 4576 69 2530 KEETCH-BYRAM <200 <200 <200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... TUESDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WEDNESDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SATURDAY: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.