303  
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.  
 
 
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