070
FNUS74 KLCH 181120
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR SRST2...NDBC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
520 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 CST ON DECEMBER 18.
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 DENSE FOG ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
LATE MORNING, THEN THE FOG WILL LIFT AND SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL LESSEN.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH WINDS BECOMING
MORE FROM THE WEST, THEN NORTHWEST.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 9 TO 11 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........2 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........4 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WATER TEMPERATURE...63.
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........62 55 64 73 69 54 53 40 47 45
WEATHER COV.....WID ARS PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............64 65 66 67 67 68 68 69 67 67
SFC WND DIR.....S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 9 9
SFC WND GST.....10 12 13 14 14 15 14 14 13 11
SWELL DIRECTION.S S S S S S S S S S
SWELL HGT (FT)..1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
SWELL PERIOD (S)4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
WATER TEMP......63
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 9 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
SWELL HEIGHT........2 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
SWELL PERIOD........6 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WATER TEMPERATURE...63
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........35 39 26 22 16 7 8 7 7 7 9 5
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............65 63 62 62 60 58 56 55 53 52 49 49
SFC WND DIR.....W NW NW N N N N N N N N NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9
SFC WND GST.....10 10 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 13 12
SWELL DIRECTION.S S S S S S S S S S S S
SWELL HGT (FT)..2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SWELL PERIOD (S)5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
WATER TEMP......63
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 8 TO 9 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE 6 TO 7
KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........1 FOOT.
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.
SWELL PERIOD........6 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 SECONDS.
WATER TEMPERATURE...62.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48 47 49 52 54 56 57 59 60 60 58 56
SFC WND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 6
SFC WND GST.....12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 8
SWELL DIRECTION.S S S S S S S S S S S S
SWELL HGT (FT)..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SWELL PERIOD (S)6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
WATER TEMP......62
FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...DAWN PETRAITIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2527570.2/LCH
.DELDT 12/18/25
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