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FNUS74 KLCH 151036
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL BU-365...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
536 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 15.
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
ONSHORE FLOW HAS BECOME REESTABLISHED OVERHEAD AND WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, KEEPING A STEADY INFLUX OF WARM,
MOIST AIR INTO THE REGION. DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE FOR A BIT
LONGER UNTIL A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS/STORMS RETURNS ON SUNDAY.
NEXT WEEK, A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS IS EXPECTED EACH DAY
ALONG WITH CONTINUED WARM AND MOIST CONDITIONS.
OVERALL THERE HAS BEEN AN IMPROVEMENT IN DROUGHT CONDITIONS, WITH
SEVERAL AREAS SEEING A DROP IN DROUGHT CLASSIFICATIONS. WITH THE
PATTERN CHANGE SHIFTING WETTER NEXT WORK WEEK, FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS
WILL BE LIKELY.
CONDITIONS AT SITE: NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST TODAY. RH WILL LOWER
THROUGH MIDAFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO AROUND 90°F.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 6 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...427-1463 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 5 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........13 20 16 36 38 46 27 42 57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............73 79 82 85 86 88 88 88 89
RH..............87 72 63 57 55 52 50 50 47
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 14 16 17 17 18 18 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.6 7 8 10 10 10 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.3 3.3 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 14 16 15 15 15 15 15
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1006 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........53 58 69 64 63 83 69 81 79 88 89 74
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............87 84 82 77 75 74 73 72 72 71 71 70
RH..............50 55 58 67 71 74 76 79 81 84 84 87
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
EYE LVL WND GST.11 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 6 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1707 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........79 79 82 68 68 47 42 44 38 35 24 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............69 70 71 73 77 80 82 83 85 85 85 86
RH..............90 87 87 84 71 62 58 55 51 51 51 49
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 14 16 17 17 18 20 20 20 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 7 8 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.3 2.3 3.2 3.9 4.3 4.8 5.3 5.6 5.3 5.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 10 13 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 16
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7
FORECASTER...KOWALSKI
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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/15/26
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