660
FNUS74 KLCH 041032
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR SIECKE STAND 10...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
532 AM CDT TUE AUG 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON AUGUST 04.
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
KBDI VALUES WILL CONTINUE CLIMBING OVER THE COMING DAYS AS A
RESULT OF THE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ONGOING TO THE REGION.
MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE RETURN TO THE REGION TO END THIS WEEK, BUT
DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS, IT WILL BE
HARD TO GET CONSISTENT WETTING RAINFALL TO THE BURN AREA. MINIMUM
RH VALUES WILL START TO INCREASE FROM 40% TO 60% FROM TODAY TO
FRIDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE SLOWER TO RETURN TO THE BURN AREA AS
CHANCES RANGE IN THE 15 TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE FROM TODAY TO
FRIDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 4 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........26 23 16 12 6 6 3 13 10 17 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............74 78 82 86 89 92 93 94 94 94 93
RH..............100 91 79 70 61 54 51 46 44 44 49
20 FT WIND DIR..N N SW SW S S S S SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.2 3 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 6 7
EYE LVL WND DIR.N E SW SW S S S S S E SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 2
EYE LVL WND GST.1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.8 4.7 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH, THEN
DECREASING TO UP TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........17 17 4 8 15 4 6 6 11 3 7 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............92 90 86 84 83 82 80 80 79 78 77 77
RH..............51 56 65 72 77 79 85 85 88 91 94 94
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 16 13 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 5
EYE LVL WND DIR.S SW S S SE S S S SW SW SW N
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
EYE LVL WND GST.7 8 10 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 16 13 10 11 7 17 16 11 13 18 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............76 75 78 81 87 90 93 94 94 95 94 93
RH..............97 100 94 85 70 62 54 51 49 46 46 49
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N SW SW SW SW S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 5 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N SW SW SW SW S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
EYE LVL WND GST.2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.5 4.9 5.9 6.7 6.6 5.1 4.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 8 7 6 6 8 7 6 8
FORECASTER...CALHOUN
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM A MCCRADY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2618927.0/LCH
.DELDT 08/04/26
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.EMAIL WMCCRADY@TFS.TAMU.EDU
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