725
FNUS74 KLCH 261005
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL BU-41...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
505 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 26.
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
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY WITH AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING EACH MORNING
BEFORE DIMINISHING A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNRISE. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY WITH A
BRIEF PERIOD OF COOLER, DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO THE REGION ON
BREEZY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY. THIS DRIER AIR WILL DROP AFTERNOON
MINIMUM RH VALUES INTO THE 25-35% RANGE WHICH, COMBINED WITH THE
ONGOING DROUGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION, COULD SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT AND/OR SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. WINDS WILL TURN BACK OUT OF
THE SOUTH SUNDAY WITH HUMIDITY INCREASING ONCE AGAIN IN RESPONSE. A
WARM, HUMID PATTERN BECOMES REESTABLISHED THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...335-1524 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........61 45 25 9 7 9 5 5 4
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63 68 72 76 79 82 83 83 84
RH..............93 81 68 56 50 43 41 40 40
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10 13 14 14 14 15 16 16 17
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.6 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.8 2.6 3.2 3.9 4.4 4.9 5.0 4.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 14 15 16 15 16 15
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1128 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 5 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........5 5 4 4 4 5 8 21 42 65 71 71
WEATHER COV..... PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............82 79 75 71 68 66 65 64 64 64 64 64
RH..............43 47 54 64 70 78 84 90 90 93 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 14 14 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.11 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 14 15 14 15 14 13 13 13 12 12
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 5
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1951 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 5 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 2 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........72 83 71 60 49 39 28 18 16 15 13 13
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63 62 64 67 71 75 78 81 83 84 85 84
RH..............97 100 93 87 76 64 56 49 44 41 40 43
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.7 1.8 2.7 3.3 4.0 4.6 5.6 6.4 6.4 4.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2
FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607904.0/LCH
.DELDT 03/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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