601
FNUS74 KLCH 032040
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR BACKRIDGE WF...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
340 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 CDT ON JUNE 03.
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
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS REMAIN WITH MINRH STAYING ABOVE 50%.
MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF WETTING RAIN HAVE LIMITED THE FIRE WEATHER
DANGER, AS MOST FUELS ARE NOW WELL AND TRULY SOAKED. OTHERWISE,
EXPECT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS THROUGH THE REST OF
THE FORECAST PERIOD.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...610-701 METERS AGL.
TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........78 68
WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........LKY LKY
TEMP............85 83
RH..............70 74
20 FT WIND DIR..E E
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-427 METERS AGL.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........61 60 56 51 59 60 61 66 45 60 50 70
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............82 81 79 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 76 76
RH..............77 79 85 88 85 85 88 88 88 88 90 90
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE DAY. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-792 METERS AGL.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........69 69 59 70 67 63 58 53 60 72 66 66
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............76 75 76 77 79 80 81 81 82 82 83 82
RH..............90 94 94 90 85 85 82 82 79 79 77 79
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
FORECASTER...KOWALSKI
REQUESTED BY...LUCAS DOUCET
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2614917.0/LCH
.DELDT 06/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JON_KING@FWS.GOV,JESSE_RODRIGUEZ@FWS.GOV,LUCAS_DOUCET@FWS.GOV
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