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SPOT FORECAST FOR GARFISH...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
642 AM CDT FRI JUL 12 2019
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (337) 477-5285, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
IMPORTANT REMARKS
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING
THE AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE 1 TO 5 LIGHTNING STRIKES
PER MINUTE. INTENSITY OF THUNDERSTORMS UNCERTAIN, WILL BE BEST TO
CALL THE NWS OFFICE IF YOU SEE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AND THEY
CAN GIVE YOU THE BEST REAL TIME INFORMATION ON HOW INTENSE THE
LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE.
FOG POTENTIAL...NO FOG EXPECTED.
WIND GUSTS OR CHANGE IN DIRECTION...IT IS POSSIBLE WITH THE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT GUSTY AND VARIABLE WIND CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR.
TORNADOES...MOST LIKELY TORNADOES WILL OCCUR TO THE EAST CLOSER TO
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BARRY. SOME STRONG GRADIENT WINDS MAY
OCCUR ON SATURDAY AS TROPICAL STORM BARRY APPROACHES THE COAST. SOME
GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH MAY OCCUR WITH THE OCCASIONAL SQUALLS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...1/4 TO 1/2 INCH.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...1 TO 3 INCHES.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL)....2075
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)...6809
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)......NE 11
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)......NE 25
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........44 46 48 49 51 53 54 58 62 65 69
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............80 83 86 89 91 92 93 93 93 93 92
RH..............88 80 72 66 62 60 58 58 58 58 60
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 12 12 12 13 13 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 16 16 16 18 18 17 17 17
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 13 13 13
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL)....80
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)...261
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)......NE 9
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)......NE 21
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........73 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 81 85 88 92
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............91 89 87 84 83 82 81 81 81 80 80 79
RH..............62 66 70 77 80 82 82 82 82 85 85 88
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 13
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 14 14 14 14 16 16 16 17 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9
EYE LVL WND GST.12 12 12 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 13 14
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 21 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HGT(M-AGL/MSL)....1219
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)...4000
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)......N 10
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)......N 23
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........95 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 92 91 91
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............79 79 80 82 84 85 86 86 86 86 86 86
RH..............88 88 85 79 74 72 72 72 72 75 75 75
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.18 19 19 19 19 21 19 19 19 18 17 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.9 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 9 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.14 14 14 14 14 16 14 14 14 14 13 12
FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...SAMI GRAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 1912085.1/LCH
.DELDT 07/12/19
.EMAIL JON_WESTERBY@FWS.GOV,SAMI_GRAY@FWS.GOV
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