958
FNUS74 KLCH 090111
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK...BEAUREGARD PARISH SHERIFF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
811 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2006 CDT ON OCTOBER 08.
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.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY
DISCUSSION
AS HURRICANE ISAIAS STRENGTHENS AND BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHWARD, THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN, ALLOWING ELEVATED NORTHEAST WINDS TO
ADVECT DRY AIR INTO THE REGION AMID A SUBSIDENT ENVIRONMENT ON THE
OUTER PERIPHERY OF ISAIAS. GIVEN THE ONGOING DROUGHT ACROSS MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS,
WITH KBDI VALUES APPROACHING 700 TO 750, THIS WILL CREATE A
CONCERNING FIRE WEATHER SETUP ACROSS THESE AREAS. FOR THE REST OF
TODAY, MINRH WILL BE IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE IN THIS AREA,
ALONG WITH WINDS UP TO 10-15 KT THROUGH SUNSET TONIGHT.
AS ISAIAS APPROACHES THE COAST, IT WILL ALLOW A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
MOISTURE FOR OUR AREA FRIDAY, BUT THIS WILL ALSO LIKELY BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A SLIGHT INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS, RESULTING IN
ANOTHER DAY OF ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WITH THE DRY AIR IN
PLACE, RAIN CHANCES WILL BE VERY LOW FOR MOST OF THE REGION, THOUGH
A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS CAN'T ENTIRELY BE RULED OUT ACROSS
LOWER ACADIANA FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS THESE AREAS WILL
HAVE THE BEST MOISTURE.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS ISAIAS OR ITS REMNANTS
LIFT OFF TO THE NORTHEAST, THOUGH THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN UNUSUALLY
DRY WITH MINRH GENERALLY IN THE 30 TO 45 PERCENT RANGE.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........0 1 1 0 1 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............87 77 73 70 68 66
RH..............34 48 55 61 65 70
20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 10 10 9 9
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 3 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2
EYE LVL WND GST.6 5 6 6 5 5
RIDGETOP WIND...M M M M M M
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........5 0 2 5 6 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............65 66 79 87 89 90
RH..............73 75 56 42 37 34
20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 5 NE 6 NE 8 NE 8 NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 13 15 16 16
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 2 NE 3 NE 4 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 8 9 10 10
RIDGETOP WIND...M M M M M M
FORECASTER...SLAUGHTER
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER PHILLIPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 10/08/26
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