768
FNUS74 KLCH 240313
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST BLUE CRAB...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1013 PM CDT THU JUL 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 CDT ON JULY 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.
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW TO MID 90S TRENDING
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS BEING THE
PREVAILING TREND. AFTERNOON MINRH DROPS INTO THE 50 TO 60% RANGE
BY SATURDAY AND THIS WILL LIKELY BE CONSISTENT OVER THE NEXT WEEK.
RAIN CHANCES WILL BE MINIMAL DUE A RIDGE ALOFT.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............82
RH..............85
20 FT WIND DIR..S
20 FT WIND SPD..9
20 FT WIND GUST.18
EYE LVL WND DIR.S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5
EYE LVL WND GST.11
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........31 15 8 4 6 6 9 11 7 13 9 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............83 83 85 88 89 90 90 91 91 90 90 90
RH..............81 82 80 72 69 69 68 64 66 68 67 68
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 16 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 7 7
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........21 13 31 16 30 25 45 28 31 28 47 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............89 88 86 85 84 84 83 83 82 82 82 81
RH..............68 71 75 75 77 79 80 80 82 84 81 82
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 13 13 13 12 12 10 9 9 9 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........29 19 29 22 14 19 24 29 27 26 24 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............80 81 83 86 88 90 91 91 92 92 92 91
RH..............85 84 81 74 67 63 59 59 57 58 58 60
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 7 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 5 5 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 8
FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...MONK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618091.0/LCH
.DELDT 07/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JESSE_RODRIGUEZ@FWS.GOV.,RODNEY_MONK@NPS.GOV
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