517
FNUS74 KLCH 021630
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKWALL CHURCH 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1030 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1617 CST ON JANUARY 02.
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
MOISTURE WILL FILTER WITH GRADIENT WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
FRONTAL SYSTEM WHICH WILL ENHANCE WINDS IN THE LOWER LEVELS WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE DURING
DAYTIME HOURS TODAY. INCREASING MOISTURE RESULTS IN DAYTIME RH
MINIMUMS 50 TO 65 PERCENT. EVEN WITH THE BETTER MOISTURE, A DRY
AIRMASS MOVING IN AHEAD OF THE COOL FRONT IS EXPECTED TO WASH OUT
MOST MOISTURE BEFORE RAIN CAN DEVELOP. THIS SHOULD CAP MOST RAIN
CHANCES TO EXTREME EAST CENTRAL AND EAST LOUISIANA TODAY.
SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL FILTER IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON NORTHERLY
WINDS SATURDAY BEFORE A COOLER AIRMASS ARRIVES ON SUNDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...274-914 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 21 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST 6 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............78 76
RH..............47 52
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4
EYE LVL WND GST.11 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 0.9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 13
TRANS WIND DIR..W W
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-152 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 2 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........1 2 1 4 6 6 14 8 5 5 2 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............71 66 64 63 62 61 60 59 57 56 55 53
RH..............61 70 75 78 78 81 87 87 90 93 90 89
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13 13 13 12 10 9 9 9 8 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 12 12 10 9 9 8 8 7 5
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 2
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH UP TO 5 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-975 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 2 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 17 19 20 19 19 18 17 15 14 12 9
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............53 53 55 57 60 64 68 70 70 70 67 64
RH..............89 93 86 83 78 67 59 55 53 53 56 63
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 10 13 14 16 16 17 17 16 15 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3
EYE LVL WND GST.4 5 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.9 2.4 2.9 3.2 3.2 2.5 1.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 9 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 12
TRANS WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
FORECASTER...KOWALSKI
REQUESTED BY...JOEY SILVA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 01/02/26
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