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FXUS64 KLCH 270417
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1117 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER
KEY MESSAGES
- WARM AFTERNOONS AND COOL NIGHTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK.
- DRY WEATHER ANTICIPATED THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.
- PRECIPITATION CHANCES RETURN SATURDAY.
- WILDFIRE RISK WILL REMAIN ELEVATED EACH AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE
TO WORSENING DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
DROPPING TO 25-45%
DISCUSSION
(TONIGHT THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 1058 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2026
AN OMEGA BLOCK REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
AND OVER MOST OF THE EASTERN CONUS. A RIDGE AT THE SURFACE
CENTERED OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC IS KEEPING WINDS LIGHT AND EAST TO
SOUTHEAST.
NOT MUCH CHANGE IS ANTICIPATED THROUGH THURSDAY WITH WARM
AFTERNOONS AND COOL MORNINGS ANTICIPATED. THE RIDGE WILL REMAIN
IN PLACE KEEPING RAIN CHANCES SUPPRESSED.
THE RIDGE ALOFT WILL FINALLY WEAKEN BY THIS WEEKEND. A FEW SHOWERS
MAY SPREAD INTO SE TX BY LATE FRIDAY WITH HIGHER RAIN CHANCES AREA
WIDE BY SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH FORECAST QPF IS LOW FOR SAT, ANY RAIN
IS WELCOME AT THIS POINT. A STRONG STORM OR TWO CAN NOT BE RULED
OUT.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1058 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT AND VRB TONIGHT AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST TUESDAY.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1058 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2026
A LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH THE WEEK.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1058 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2026
VERY DRY FUELS AND A DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT, HOWEVER MID RHS WILL FALL INTO THE 25
TO 45% RANGE EACH AFTERNOON.
RAIN CHANCES FINALLY RETURN LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
PUBLIC/FIRE/MARINE...05
AVIATION...05
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