326
FNUS74 KLCH 070942
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL BU-30 33...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
442 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 07.
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
ANOMALOUSLY DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY.
DAYTIME MINIMUM RH VALUES ON TUESDAY ARE FORECAST IN THE 20 TO 30
PERCENT RANGE ONCE AGAIN, HOWEVER, WITH LOWER DAYTIME WINDS, FIRE
CONDITIONS SHOULD NOT BE AS PREVALENT. CHANCES FOR FOG THE MORNING
OF WEDNESDAY 04/08/2026 ARE VERY LOW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...274-1524 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 7 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........48 54 47 46 46 54 60 52 51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............57 63 67 70 74 75 75 77 77
RH..............61 51 43 38 34 32 31 30 31
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.7 2.8 3.5 4.2 4.6 5.0 5.0 4.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.5 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 18 16 16 16 15 15 16
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-549 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........49 54 51 66 66 65 54 67 72 75 78 81
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............75 73 69 65 63 62 61 60 58 57 57 56
RH..............33 38 45 53 56 56 59 62 64 67 68 71
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 9 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 13
TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-2164 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........74 52 63 58 53 45 37 28 29 31 32 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55 55 57 61 67 72 76 78 80 80 80 79
RH..............72 73 72 65 54 47 40 36 34 34 34 36
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.1 3.1 4.2 5.2 6.3 7.1 6.9 5.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.1 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 12 15 17 17 17 16 16 15 14 13
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 5 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6
FORECASTER...SILAS
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609180.1/LCH
.DELDT 04/07/26
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.EMAIL BRIAN.GIDCUMB@USDA.GOV
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