614  
FNUS74 KLCH 281648  
FWSLCH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MARSH BAYOU WMA...LDWF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
1048 AM CST WED JAN 28 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 29.  
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  
 
MAINLY LIGHT WINDS WITH A SLIGHT MODERATING IN TEMPERATURES CAN  
BE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH VALUES IN  
THE 40 TO 50 PERCENT RANGE. BEST MOISTURE LOOKS TO REMAIN OFFSHORE  
LIMITING RAIN CHANCES ON THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD  
OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL AGAIN BRING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES  
FOR WEEKEND.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........33 37 40 38 36 34 31 28  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............43 49 53 57 59 59 57 54  
RH..............70 58 52 47 45 47 55 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 5 5 5 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 12 12 12 12 10 9  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 6 7 7 7 7 6 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.2 2.9 3.5 3.9 3.8 2.8 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 15 15 14 13 12 10  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 13 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........25 34 42 51 60 69 78 75 72 69 70 72  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............51 48 46 44 44 44 44 43 42 41 40 38  
RH..............77 86 93 100 100 100 96 96 96 96 96 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 12 13 14 15  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 12 13 13  
 
 
FORECASTER...SLAUGHTER  
REQUESTED BY...ERIC BAKA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2601241.1/LCH  
.DELDT 01/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL EBAKA@WLF.LA.GOV  
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