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FNUS74 KLCH 081010
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR BU 365...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
510 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON APRIL 08.
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
HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS INTO THE EASTERN SEABOARD STARTING TODAY,
ALLOWING FOR MOISTURE TO BEGIN RETURNING TO THE REGION AS WINDS
GENERALLY TURN TOWARDS THE EAST-SOUTHEAST. 20 FT WIND SPEEDS WILL
BE SUSTAINED AT AROUND 5 TO 10 KNOTS, THOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME
VARIANCE IN DIRECTION AT TIMES DURING DAYTIME HOURS WHEN MIXING
TAKES PLACE. RH VALUES WILL VARY IN THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE TODAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9 TO
13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-2103 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........82 67 57 44 28 30 23 19 15 19 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55 56 62 67 72 76 78 79 80 80 81
RH..............69 69 59 50 44 37 35 34 33 33 32
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E SE SE SE SE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE E E E E SE SE SE SE E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.7 1.3 3.3 4.9 6.0 6.6 6.9 6.9 5.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 9 10 14 13 12 12 10 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 4 6 6 5 5 4 4 4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1341 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........7 6 10 15 8 11 11 5 7 8 6 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............79 77 73 69 67 65 64 63 62 60 59 59
RH..............35 39 44 49 53 58 65 71 75 84 92 92
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 10 10 10 10
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
MIX HGT (KM)....1.3 0.2 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 SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 13 15 16 14 12 10 9 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 6 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 4 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1798 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........25 28 12 14 16 18 21 23 26 30 33 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58 57 59 64 69 73 76 78 80 81 81 80
RH..............90 93 93 81 70 62 56 50 46 43 43 44
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE SE E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.9 1.9 2.9 3.8 4.6 5.1 5.7 5.9 5.5 4.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 12 13 15 14 13 10 10 10 10 10
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 6 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 4
FORECASTER...SILAS
REQUESTED BY...JASON FRENCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609385.0/LCH
.DELDT 04/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRIAN.GIDCUMB@USDA.GOV,JASON.FRENCH@USDA.GOV
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