345
FNUS74 KLCH 091001
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR BU 363...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
501 AM CDT THU APR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON APRIL 09.
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
ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE
SMALLER FUELS AVAILABLE FOR BURNING, BUT STEADY EASTERLY TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TODAY WILL KEEP MINIMUM RH VALUES ABOVE ANY
CRITICAL BURN THRESHOLDS AS GULF MOISTURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE
OVER THE AREA. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE AROUND 40
PERCENT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 4 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1829 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 16 6 13 20 28 25 38 30 30 40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............57 59 63 69 73 76 78 80 81 81 82
RH..............93 93 84 73 64 58 52 47 46 42 41
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 1.4 2.5 3.4 4.1 4.8 5.5 6.0 5.9 4.6
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 14 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 10
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1128 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........33 29 40 42 46 28 12 13 21 18 17 25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............80 78 75 72 70 69 67 65 64 61 61 61
RH..............45 48 56 64 68 70 73 78 81 90 90 90
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 10 9 9
EYE LVL WND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 8 10 10 12 15 13 12 9 9 8 8
TRANS WIND DIR..E SE E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 4 4 5 7 6 5 4 4 4 4
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 4 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1737 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........47 36 30 39 48 48 48 48 52 57 61 61
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............59 60 61 65 70 74 78 80 82 82 82 81
RH..............96 93 97 87 73 64 56 52 49 47 47 49
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 12 13 13 12 12 10 12 12 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 6 7 8 8 7 7 6 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.7 1.5 2.6 3.6 4.6 5.2 5.7 5.7 5.2 3.8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 10 13 14 13 10 8 7 7 7 7
TRANS WIND DIR..SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 3
FORECASTER...SILAS
REQUESTED BY...JASON FRENCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609618.0/LCH
.DELDT 04/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRIAN.GIDCUMB@USDA.GOV,JASON.FRENCH@USDA.GOV
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