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FXUS64 KLCH 182342
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
642 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
..NEW UPDATE, AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- NO RAIN ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE COMING WEEK WITH COOL MORNINGS AND
WARM AFTERNOONS EACH DAY.
- FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE WEEK WITH CONTINUED
ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH LOW RH VALUES IN THE
20S AND 30S PERCENT RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON.
-WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN ELEVATED IN THE COASTAL WATERS.
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 638 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
EXTENDED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE GULF WATERS BEYOND 20NM
EAST OF CAMERON THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH OBSERVATIONAL DATA STILL
SHOWING FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25-30KT. THIS WILL BE REPLACED WITH A SCEC
HEADLINE AT MIDNIGHT, WHICH IS HEADLINED FOR THE REMAINING GULF
WATERS.
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DISCUSSION
(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 1223 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
CONTINUED DRY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK AS SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE. PERIODS OF DRIER CONTINENTAL
AIR ALONG WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOONS WILL
CAUSE THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP IN THE AFTERNOON.
NO CHANCES FOR RAINFALL ARE IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE NEXT SEVEN
DAYS.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 638 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
VFR WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH GENERALLY LIGHT EASTERLY
WINDS.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1233 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
MODEST EAST NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH MONDAY AND INCREASE A BIT TONIGHT AND MONDAY OVER
MORE OF THE COASTAL WATERS THUS SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1233 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATING THE EASTERN UNITED STATES WILL YIELD A
PREVAILING EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK,
INHIBITING MOISTURE RETURN AND RESULTING IN NO CHANCE OF RAIN. THIS
WILL FURTHER EXACERBATE THE ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION,
AN INCREASING DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGE WILL CAUSE MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING
WEEK. THE PRIMARY LIMITING FACTOR TO PRONOUNCED FIRE WEATHER DANGER
WILL BE THE LACK OF WIND, WITH EASTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH
EXPECTED. A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF
THE AREA AGAIN MONDAY.
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR GMZ472-475.
PUBLIC/FIRE/MARINE...27
AVIATION...13
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