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000 FNUS54 KLCH 230938 FWFLCH FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR LOUISIANA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 338 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009 DISCUSSION: DRY WEATHER AND MILD TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. A CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TUESDAY AS OUR NEXT COLD FRONT ADVANCES THROUGH. COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME RE-ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. LAZ041>045-051>055-TXZ215-216-232215- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-JEFFERSON- ORANGE- 338 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (+5) 51 (+4) 73 RH % (24H TREND) 56 (-19) 100 (0) 52 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.05 PRECIP DURATION 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 970 88 1106 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3184 289 3629 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 2 SE 6 N 3 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 3 SE 13 N 6 CATEGORY DAY 1 1 2 DISPERSION POOR POOR FAIR LAL NO TSTMS NO TSTMS 1-8 STRIKES VENT RATE (M/S-M) 1940 528 3318 KEETCH-BYRAM <200 <200 <200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WEDNESDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. THURSDAY: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. FRIDAY: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. SATURDAY: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. SUNDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.