545
FNUS74 KLCH 201042
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR PITCHER PLANT...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
542 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CDT ON MARCH 19.
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
AREAS OF FOG WILL QUICKLY BURN OFF AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING AND AGAIN
TOMORROW MORNING.
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE MODERATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS LIGHT S TO
SW FLOW PREVAILS. MINRH VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM THE LOW TO
MID 40S FOR INLAND LOCATIONS, AND FROM THE UPPER 40S TO UPPER 50S
FOR AREAS ALONG/SOUTH OF I-10. FROM LATE THIS WEEKEND THROUGH THE
WORK WEEK, PARTS OF INTERIOR SETX AND THE CENLA PARISHES NOT
BORDERING THE ATCHAFALAYA COULD SEE MINRH VALUES FALL INTO THE 30S.
DESPITE SOME MOISTURE SLOWLY RETURNING THROUGH THE PERIOD, NO
MEASURABLE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THIS
COULD EXACERBATE ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 4 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 16 16 8 35 38 25 11 8 6 3 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............50 49 50 54 61 67 71 74 77 78 80 78
RH..............100 100 100 100 84 70 61 55 50 47 44 47
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 8 8 10 13 14 14 14 14 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.7 2.7 3.2 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.4 3.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 7 10 13 12 10 9 10 10 10
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 3
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 9 21 27 37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............78 75 69 66 63 62 60 59 57 57 56 56
RH..............48 56 68 75 81 87 93 96 100 100 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 13 14 13 13 13 12 10 12 10
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 12 13 14 14 12 10 9 8 8 8
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 4 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........39 41 41 25 30 30 17 19 11 11 6 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55 55 57 59 66 71 75 77 80 81 81 82
RH..............100 100 96 100 87 76 66 60 54 51 51 49
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 17
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.7 2.2 2.7 3.3 3.6 4.0 4.1 3.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 8 13 15 14 13 12 12 13 14
FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS BOGGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606145.3/LCH
.DELDT 03/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL THOMAS_BOGGS@FWS.GOV
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