731  
FNUS74 KLCH 051138 AAA  
FWSLCH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL C-25...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX  
638 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 05.  
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
 
 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL KEEP  
LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. VERY  
WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AS A RESULT. THERE IS A  
SLIM CHANCE FOR FOG AROUND THE TIME OF SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 3 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...335-1554 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 4 4 5 4 6 14 22 31  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............63 70 73 75 78 78 79 80 79  
RH..............71 53 44 43 38 38 37 37 39  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 9 9 9 10 10 9  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 5  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.4  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E SE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-884 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........41 45 54 46 60 51 63 57 60 63 68 55  
WEATHER COV..... SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH  
TEMP............78 76 72 69 68 67 66 64 64 64 63 64  
RH..............40 46 53 59 61 63 65 69 72 74 79 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 13 14  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-762 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 4 TO 8 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........61 74 82 84 89 76 83 89 88 88 87 87  
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
TEMP............64 64 65 67 70 72 74 75 75 76 76 75  
RH..............82 85 90 90 87 84 83 81 83 83 83 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 22 21 21 21  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.9 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 8  
 

 
FORECASTER...BROWNSVILLE/HK  
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2512879.0/LCH  
.DELDT 05/05/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRIAN.GIDCUMB@USDA.GOV  
 
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