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FXUS64 KLCH 141714
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1214 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER
KEY MESSAGES
- WARM, HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK
WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S.
- A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY EVENING INTO
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
- COOLER, DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
(THIS EVENING THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 1201 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL
MAINTAIN BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. AFTERNOON HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO
APPROACH AND POSSIBLY ECLIPSE 90 ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA
AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. THIS,
COMBINED WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S, WILL PRODUCE A
NOTICEABLE HEAT INDEX FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING
INTO SUNDAY MORNING BRINGING THE NEXT APPRECIABLE CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION. WHILE MOST AREAS ARE LIKELY TO SEE AT LEAST SOME
RAINFALL, TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MEAGER RANGING BETWEEN A QUARTER
AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH. NOTICEABLY COOLER AIR WILL FILTER INTO
THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS SUNDAY AND MONDAY
IN THE MID 70S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. A
GRADUAL WARMUP WILL BEGIN TUESDAY INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
JONES
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1201 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH AFTERNOON. BREEZY
SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 10-15 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER 01Z THIS EVENING. SOME PATCHY
GROUND FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BETWEEN 07 AND
13Z, BUT PROBABILITIES ARE NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO EXPLICITLY INCLUDE IN
TAFS AT PRESENT. ANY FOG THAT DEVELOPS WILL DIMINISH NO LATER THAN
14Z WITH VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THEREAFTER.
JONES
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1201 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL MAINTAIN
STEADY ONSHORE WINDS BETWEEN 10-15 KNOTS THROUGH SATURDAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY NIGHT
ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS OF
25-30 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SUNDAY.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1201 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL
MAINTAIN BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. MINIMUM RH
VALUES EACH AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 40-60%.
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
PUBLIC/FIRE/MARINE...66
AVIATION...66
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