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FNUS74 KLCH 241603
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR VCSP UNIT 7...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1003 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 24.
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.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SPOT AREA UNTIL 6 PM THIS
EVENING. TODAY WILL BRING A TRANSITION FROM VERY DRY CONDITIONS TOWARDS A
WARMER AND MORE HUMID AIRMASS THAT WILL BEGIN TO FILTER INTO THE REGION LATE
TODAY INTO TONIGHT. UNTIL THEN, DRY AIR WILL STILL LINGER, THOUGH NOT QUITE
AS DRY AS THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, WITH MIN RH VALUES IN 20S THIS AFTERNOON.
RETURN FLOW WILL ALLOW MOISTURE TO STEADILY INCREASE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.
WARMER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TOMORROW THROUGH THURSDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1 2 3 3 10 4 1 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55 60 64 67 68 69 67 66
RH..............64 51 40 33 29 27 37 43
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 8 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.12 16 17 21 22 23 23 22
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 5 6 6 6 5
EYE LVL WND GST.7 10 10 13 13 14 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 3.3 3.9 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 15 16 17 20 21 22 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 9 18 25 17 21 32 40 41 36 40 56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............62 59 58 57 56 56 56 57 57 58 59 59
RH..............54 62 69 77 90 90 93 93 93 93 90 90
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 16 15 17 15 17 17 18 20 18 20 18
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 33 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 33 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 32
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........64 71 59 59 71 63 69 68 47 37 39 46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60 60 63 66 70 72 74 75 75 75 76 74
RH..............90 90 87 84 76 71 66 64 64 64 63 65
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 9 12 13 13 14 14 13 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.18 21 23 25 29 32 31 33 33 32 30 26
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S SW S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 7
EYE LVL WND GST.11 13 14 15 17 19 19 20 20 19 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 1.6 2.7 3.4 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 22 30 31 32 32 30 30 30 29 28
FORECASTER...JONES
REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603718.0/LCH
.DELDT 02/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JEFF.SPARKS@TPWD.TEXAS.GOV
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