772  
FNUS74 KLCH 201304  
FWSLCH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 4A...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
704 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON JANUARY 20.  
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  
 
A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH TODAY THROUGH  
MOST OF THE UPCOMING WEEK, WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS  
TO CONTINUE. A SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE  
WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO ALONG THE FRONT TODAY, AND MOVE EAST  
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY, ALLOWING FOR STRONGER WINDS IN THAT TIME  
FRAME. THIS SURFACE LOW WILL ALSO GENERATE WIDESPREAD WINTER  
PRECIPITATION, WITH 4 TO 6+ INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY ALONG  
THE U.S. 190 AND I-10 CORRIDORS OF LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.  
A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE COASTAL  
PARISHES AND COUNTIES TUESDAY. HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED  
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNINGS, WITH WEDNESDAY MORNING LOWS  
REACHING 10 TO 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE AREA.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 21 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...518-1006 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 8 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 1 3 4 13 29 49 79 79 89  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............30 32 34 36 38 39 40 40 40 40  
RH..............66 61 56 52 48 48 44 46 46 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 23 23 23 23 23 22 23 23  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.0  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 20 17 17 17 17 18 18 18  
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E E E E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SPRINKLES  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SNOW SHOWERS, SLEET LIKELY AND CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20 TO 29 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...610-762 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........91 93 95 94 95 96  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSN RNSN RNSHWR SNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............39 38 37 35 32 29  
RH..............48 50 52 56 66 81  
20 FT WIND......NE 14 NE 14 NE 14 NE 14 NE 16 NE 17  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 24 24 24 25 28  
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 10 NE 10 NE 10 NE 10 NE 12 NE 13  
EYE LVL WND GST.13 14 14 14 15 17  
MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2100 2100 2100 2000 2100  
MIX HGT (M).....760 640 640 640 610 640  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 20 NE 21 NE 23 NE 23 NE 25 NE 26  
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 9 NE 9 NE 10 NE 10 NE 11 NE 12  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 22 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 16  
TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...366-732 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 7 TO 13 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 10 TO 13 METERS/SECOND IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTH 7 TO 9 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........94 95 94 93 88 73  
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............26 26 29 30 31 31  
RH..............96 100 88 88 78 78  
20 FT WIND......N 18 N 18 N 18 N 17 N 16 N 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.29 29 29 28 25 23  
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 13 N 13 N 13 N 13 N 12 N 10  
EYE LVL WND GST.17 17 17 17 15 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....2100 2000 2200 2200 2300 1800  
MIX HGT (M).....640 610 670 670 700 550  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 28 NE 28 NE 29 N 24 N 22 N 17  
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 13 NE 13 NE 13 N 11 N 10 N 8  
 
 
FORECASTER...LANDRENEAU  
REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN LEJEUNE III  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2500919.0/LCH  
.DELDT 01/20/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL STEPHEN_LEJEUNE@FWS.GOV  
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