663
FNUS74 KLCH 042240
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR RITA LAKE WF...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
540 PM CDT FRI SEP 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
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
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING,
COMING TO AN END NEAR SUNSET. A VERY MOIST AIRMASS WILL PERSIST
OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS, RESULTING IN MORE
ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND, SOME HEAVY AT
TIMES. MINRH VALUES WILL RANGE FROM THE 60 TO 75% RANGE EACH DAY.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER 3 AM, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........51 56 69 61 66 75 68 71 67 70 68 46
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH CHC
TEMP............85 83 82 81 81 81 81 80 81 80 79 79
RH..............82 88 88 91 88 88 88 88 88 91 94 91
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE E SE SE SE N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 6
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S SE E SE SE SE N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
EYE LVL WND GST.5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO
THE WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO
THE WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........52 51 59 34 32 34 27 62 59 60 70 73
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF LKY LKY CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC
TEMP............79 77 79 80 81 81 82 83 84 84 84 83
RH..............91 97 97 97 94 94 91 88 85 85 85 88
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE N N NE SE W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N NE N N NE SE W W NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........65 59 42 20 18 15 16 14 14 13 12 26
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH
TEMP............83 81 81 80 80 80 80 79 79 79 78 78
RH..............88 94 91 94 91 91 91 94 94 94 97 94
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W N N N N N N N NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW W N N N N N N N NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 4 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH 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) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 30 0 13 26 29 31 34 30 26 22 23
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............78 77 79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 87 86
RH..............94 97 97 94 91 88 85 82 80 77 77 80
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW W SW SW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N NW NW NW W SW SW SW S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
FORECASTER...DENSON
REQUESTED BY...LUCAS DOUCET
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621237.0/LCH
.DELDT 09/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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