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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. LAZ027>033-TXZ180>182-201-232215- VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN- 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) 71 (+7) 49 (+5) 72 RH % (24H TREND) 52 (-22) 100 (0) 51 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 6 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.06 PRECIP DURATION 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 986 88 1045 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3234 289 3428 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) S 3 S 6 NW 4 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 7 S 13 NW 9 CATEGORY DAY 2 1 3 DISPERSION FAIR POOR GOOD LAL NO TSTMS NO TSTMS 1-8 STRIKES VENT RATE (M/S-M) 2958 528 4180 KEETCH-BYRAM <200 <200 <200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... WEDNESDAY: MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. THURSDAY: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. FRIDAY: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. SATURDAY: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. SUNDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.