792
FNUS74 KLCH 211045
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL BU-44 367...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
545 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 21.
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.
DISCUSSION
SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN BY AFTERNOON.
A BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY BEGINNING BY MID MORNING
AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE FOG POTENTIAL IS LOW ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
UP TO 4 MPH, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING
LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
5 TO 6 MPH, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10
TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-1250 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........67 78 80 89 76 87 86 91 87
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60 65 69 72 73 73 73 73 72
RH..............67 58 51 47 46 48 49 51 53
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE S S S SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 6 6 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 10 12 10 10 9 9
EYE LVL WND DIR.E SE SE SE S S S SW S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 2
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 6 6 7 6 6 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.1 2.1 3.0 3.6 4.1 4.0 2.9 2.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 10 13 14 13 13 13 10
TRANS WIND DIR..E SE SE S S S S SW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO
8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-427 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4
METERS/SECOND IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........89 93 86 86 82 80 63 62 57 64 69 70
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............72 70 66 65 64 64 63 63 62 62 61 62
RH..............55 59 70 73 73 73 78 78 84 84 87 81
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E SE SE E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE E E SE SE E E E E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SE E E E E E SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 9 6 7 7 8 7 7 7 7
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S SE E E E E E SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 4 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-1829 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........76 81 58 59 59 57 55 53 54 55 57 54
WEATHER COV.....SCH 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........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
TEMP............60 61 62 65 69 72 75 78 79 80 80 79
RH..............87 87 84 81 76 71 62 56 54 52 52 54
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 12 12 13 14 14 13 14 14 14 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.8 2.8 3.9 4.8 5.5 6.0 5.7 4.2
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 9 10 10 9 8 8 9 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610974.0/LCH
.DELDT 04/21/26
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