000 FNUS54 KLCH 220940 FWFLCH FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR LOUISIANA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 440 AM CDT MON MAR 22 2010 .DISCUSSION... DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AREA THROUGH MID-WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL START OUT ON THE COOL SIDE TODAY BUT WILL BE MODERATING BACK TO MORE SEASONAL VALUES AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT DEVELOPS. MOISTURE WILL RETURN BY WEDNESDAY AS THE SURFACE HIGH MOVES EAST AND WINDS OFF THE GULF DEVELOP. TXZ180>182-201-222230- TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN- 440 AM CDT MON MAR 22 2010 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (+19) 40 (+4) 75 RH % (24H TREND) 35 (-1) 92 (+9) 31 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 7 LGT/VAR 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 5 LGT/VAR S 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1503 28 1765 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4931 92 5789 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 6 S 4 S 7 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 13 S 8 S 16 CATEGORY DAY 4 1 4 DISPERSION VERY GOOD POOR VERY GOOD LAL NO TSTMS NO TSTMS NO TSTMS VENT RATE (M/S-M) 9018 112 12355 KEETCH-BYRAM <200 <200 <200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ LAZ027-028-030-031-222230- VERNON-RAPIDES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN- 440 AM CDT MON MAR 22 2010 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (+18) 41 (+6) 73 RH % (24H TREND) 39 (-8) 91 (+8) 36 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 8 LGT/VAR 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 6 LGT/VAR S 6 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1497 17 1803 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4910 56 5916 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 7 SW 3 S 7 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 15 SW 7 S 15 CATEGORY DAY 4 1 4 DISPERSION VERY GOOD POOR VERY GOOD LAL NO TSTMS NO TSTMS NO TSTMS VENT RATE (M/S-M) 10479 51 12621 KEETCH-BYRAM <200 <200 <200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN THE EVENING. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ LAZ029-032-033-222230- AVOYELLES-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- 440 AM CDT MON MAR 22 2010 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (+17) 41 (+6) 73 RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-5) 90 (+7) 36 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 8 LGT/VAR 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 6 LGT/VAR S 5 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1444 2 1784 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4738 5 5853 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 7 SW 3 SW 6 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 16 SW 6 SW 14 CATEGORY DAY 4 1 4 DISPERSION VERY GOOD POOR VERY GOOD LAL NO TSTMS NO TSTMS NO TSTMS VENT RATE (M/S-M) 10108 6 10704 KEETCH-BYRAM <200 <200 <200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE EVENING. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. $$ TXZ215-216-222230- JEFFERSON-ORANGE- 440 AM CDT MON MAR 22 2010 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (+11) 44 (+5) 74 RH % (24H TREND) 39 (+3) 98 (+14) 38 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 9 SW 5 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 7 SW 5 S 8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1462 33 1593 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4796 108 5227 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 6 S 5 S 7 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 14 S 10 S 15 CATEGORY DAY 4 1 4 DISPERSION VERY GOOD POOR VERY GOOD LAL NO TSTMS NO TSTMS NO TSTMS VENT RATE (M/S-M) 8772 165 11151 KEETCH-BYRAM <200 <200 <200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN THE EVENING. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ LAZ041-042-051-222230- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-CAMERON- 440 AM CDT MON MAR 22 2010 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (+13) 42 (+4) 72 RH % (24H TREND) 40 (+1) 94 (+9) 38 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 9 LGT/VAR 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 8 W 6 S 8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1443 16 1675 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4735 54 5496 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 8 SW 4 S 7 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 17 SW 8 S 15 CATEGORY DAY 4 1 4 DISPERSION VERY GOOD POOR VERY GOOD LAL NO TSTMS NO TSTMS NO TSTMS VENT RATE (M/S-M) 11544 64 11725 KEETCH-BYRAM <200 <200 <200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN THE EVENING. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ LAZ043>045-052>055-222230- ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY- LOWER ST. MARTIN- 440 AM CDT MON MAR 22 2010 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (+11) 44 (+6) 73 RH % (24H TREND) 43 (+1) 91 (+5) 38 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 9 LGT/VAR 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 7 W 6 S 6 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL) 1368 0 1775 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4489 0 5822 TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 8 SW 3 S 5 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 17 SW 6 S 12 CATEGORY DAY 4 1 4 DISPERSION VERY GOOD POOR VERY GOOD LAL NO TSTMS NO TSTMS NO TSTMS VENT RATE (M/S-M) 10944 0 8875 KEETCH-BYRAM <200 <200 <200 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE EVENING. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ 25