607
FNUS74 KLCH 170205
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR UNITS 4 ISLANDS NORTH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
905 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2200 CDT ON MARCH 16.
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
GUSTY WINDS MAY OCCUR FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO, HOWEVER WINDS WILL
SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY ALLOW
WINDS TO DECREASE AND BECOME MORE LIGHT AND MODEST FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ON TUESDAY WITH
MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT, HOWEVER
LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THE FIRE DANGER. MOISTURE
IN THE LOW LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY RETURN BY MID WEEK AS WINDS BECOME
MORE SOUTHERLY, HOWEVER NO CHANCE FOR RAIN IS NOTED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........67 54 48 41 30 16 14 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48 46 45 44 43 41 41 40
RH..............33 37 36 40 41 44 44 46
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10 10 9 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 20 18 17 16 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 7 7 7 6 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 13 12 11 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 15 15 13 12 12
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE AROUND 4
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 4 4 1 0 1 2 4 3 3 20 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............39 39 40 42 45 48 49 51 53 55 56 57
RH..............48 48 48 43 38 34 34 32 31 30 30 31
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 13 13 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 1.6 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 10 12 12 10 8 8 7 7 6
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........13 8 10 12 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............57 56 55 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 55
RH..............34 38 43 48 52 57 59 61 64 64 66 66
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34 41 35 28 22 20 17 15 14 13 12 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55 56 57 59 61 63 64 66 67 67 67 67
RH..............69 69 69 64 62 58 58 54 52 54 54 56
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 10 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 6
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12
FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...LUCAS DOUCET
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605999.0/LCH
.DELDT 03/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LUCAS_DOUCET@FWS.GOV,SAMI_GRAY@FWS.GOV
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