858
FNUS74 KLCH 081949
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD BAYOU...US WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
249 PM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
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
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
NEAR STORMS OUTFLOWS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS FROM VARIABLE DIRECTIONS.
AFTER SUNSET STORMS WILL FADE QUICKLY.
A MOIST AIRMASS WILL BRING A CONTINUED THREAT OF AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY THIS WEEK AS AN EASTERLY WAVE TRACKS THROUGH
THE AREA. AFTERNOON RH MINIMAL EACH DAY WILL RANGE FROM 50-60 PERCENT
INLAND TO 65-75 PERCENT NEAR THE COAST. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS SHOULD
BE MINIMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD, AND THIS RAINFALL SHOULD HELP PUT A
DENT IN ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........49 33
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE
TSTM COV........S CHC
TEMP............89 88
RH..............70 75
20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 4 SE 5
EYE LVL WND GST.6 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........21 12 11 22 27 26
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC
TEMP............88 84 83 82 82 81
RH..............72 85 85 88 88 88
20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.12 9 10 9 8 7
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 3 SE 2
EYE LVL WND GST.7 5 6 5 5 4
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........41 33 51 45 64 48
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
TEMP............80 81 84 86 86 87
RH..............91 94 85 80 80 77
20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 3 E 6 E 7 E 8 SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 9 12 14 14
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 2 NE 2 E 4 E 5 E 5 SE 5
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 5 7 8 8
FORECASTER...SLAUGHTER
REQUESTED BY...ERIC SISCO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621443.0/LCH
.DELDT 09/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ERIC_SISCO@FWS.GOV
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