253
FNUS74 KLCH 082021
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR PITKIN FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
321 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 CDT ON OCTOBER 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.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY
DISCUSSION
ONGOING DRY CONDITIONS HAVE PUSHED KBDI VALUES TO BETWEEN 500 AND
700 ACROSS THE REGION, WITH THE HIGHEST VALUES IN CENTRAL
LOUISIANA. AS HURRICANE ISAIAS MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE
EASTERN GULF COAST, OUR AREA WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG NORTHEAST
WINDS THAT WILL PUSH DRY AIR INTO THE REGION. GIVEN THE CURRENT
DRY CONDITIONS, THE COMBINATION OF LOW RH AND HIGH WINDS CREATES A
CONCERNING SETUP FOR DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FRIDAY MINRH
VALUES WILL BE IN THE 30S WITH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 KNOTS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 14 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1 1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............90 88
RH..............30 31
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4
EYE LVL WND GST.9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.6 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............86 80 76 74 73 71 70 68 67 66 66 65
RH..............35 44 50 53 55 59 61 65 68 70 70 73
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.6 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E NE E NE E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 17
TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 1 0 0 2 2 2 5 2 3 6 20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............64 64 65 70 78 81 86 88 88 90 89 88
RH..............75 78 78 71 56 51 43 39 38 34 35 36
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 9 12 13 15 15 16 16 16 16 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.7 3.1 4.1 4.9 5.6 6.1 6.4 5.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E NE E E E E E E E NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 8 10 13 15 16 16 17 17 18 17
FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW TINGLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2623442.0/LCH
.DELDT 10/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL STEVEN.STAPLES@USDA.GOV,MPOLK@LDAF.STATE.LA.US
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