328
FNUS74 KLCH 152004
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL BU-255 257...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
304 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 16.
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
CONSISTENT SOUTHERLY WINDS WRAPPING AROUND AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. WILL MAINTAIN WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS THURSDAY. NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. AREAS OF GROUND FOG ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ON
FRIDAY (4/17) MORNING. THE PROBABILITY OF FOG AT THE BURN SITE IS CURRENTLY 45%.
ANY FOG THAT DEVELOPS WILL DISSIPATE BY AROUND 9 AM FRIDAY.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...640-1463 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 6 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........61 47 44 27 40 37 44 51 39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............71 75 78 82 84 85 87 85 85
RH..............93 82 71 61 55 51 48 51 51
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.9
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-610 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........40 36 13 10 6 9 12 15 29 43 57 61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............84 81 77 74 72 70 69 68 67 67 67 66
RH..............53 58 69 76 81 87 90 93 97 97 97 100
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 10 10 10
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 4
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 6 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-2012 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 8 METERS/SECOND INCREASING TO 8 TO 9
METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........65 69 57 44 32 28 23 19 21 22 24 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............65 66 68 72 76 79 82 85 86 87 87 86
RH..............100 100 97 84 74 64 55 48 45 42 42 43
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 21 21
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.5
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 8
FORECASTER...JONES
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/15/26
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