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FNUS74 KLCH 182005
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR C 14/78...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
205 PM CST WED DEC 18 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 CST ON DECEMBER 18.
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
A COLD FRONT IS PUSHING THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUES TO PUSH EAST OVER
CENTRAL LA THIS AFTERNOON ACCOMPANIED BY A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
THE LEADING EDGE. WINDS ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BACK NNW'LY AROUND 340 DEGREES
THIS LINE WILL GRADUALLY BREAK DOWN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST WITH ONLY A FEW SHOWERS OR STORMS REMAINING BY THE TIME IT REACHES
ACADIANA. NOTICEABLY COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL FLOW INTO THE AREA ON GENERALLY LIGHT
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
PRESENT CONDITIONS AS OF 1400 LT ARE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES
FALLING THROUGH THE 60'S. WINDS BACKING OUT OF THE NNW WITH BROKEN TO OVERCAST CLOUDS
BETWEEN 1,100 AND 2,100FT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...305-579 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........84 85 77 82
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............70 69 68 65
RH..............81 81 78 87
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 17 17
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW N
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.5 1.5 1.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 17 16
TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 8 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-579 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 17 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 6 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........73 81 71 73 69 66 52 58 60 51 51 50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............61 59 58 57 55 54 52 50 49 47 45 44
RH..............93 100 96 96 96 93 93 93 93 93 96 100
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 15 16 16 16 16 17 15 15 14 13
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 6 6
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...396-762 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 3 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........26 23 25 29 25 30 25 32 23 16 7 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............43 42 44 48 50 53 56 58 58 60 59 57
RH..............100 100 96 83 77 69 59 57 57 53 55 62
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 12 10 9 9 9 8 9 8 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1
EYE LVL WND GST.8 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 1.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 10 8 7 6 7 6 7 6
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
FORECASTER...KOWALSKI
REQUESTED BY...JASON FRENCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2428745.0/LCH
.DELDT 12/18/24
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