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FXUS64 KLCH 022301
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
501 PM CST SUN NOV 2 2025
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH MILD AFTERNOONS AND COOL NIGHTS
EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY.
- WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK, A WARMING TREND WILL TAKE
PLACE AS ONSHORE FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED ONCE AGAIN.
- CONDITIONS THROUGH THE END OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY AS HIGH PRESSURE TAKES HOLD.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 500 PM CST SUN NOV 2 2025
CURRENT CONDITIONS ARE IN THE LOW TO MID 60S UNDER SUNNY SKIES.
WINDS ARE OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WITH A SURFACE HIGH
STRETCHED DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN TX AND THE MIDWEST.
AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE REGION TOMORROW, HELPING TO
SUPPRESS CONVECTION FROM HERE THROUGH NEARLY THE REST OF THE
FORECAST IN ITS ENTIRETY.
COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL PERSIST IN THE REGION FOR REST OF TODAY
AND TOMORROW. MAXTS WILL BE AT OR A FEW DEGREES BELOW CLIMO NORMS
IN THE LOWER 70S TO UPPER 60S, WITH MINTS NEARLY 7 TO 15 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL IN THE MID 30S TO 40S.
LONG TERM
(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 500 PM CST SUN NOV 2 2025
A NOTICEABLY WARMER AND DRIER FORECAST CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE
DURATION OF THE LONG TERM AS AN UPPER RIDGE STRETCHES EASTWARD,
ENCOMPASSING THE SOUTHERNMOST PARTS GULF COAST STATES. CLOSER TO
THE END OF THE WORKWEEK, A TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WORK
ITS WAY NORTH, WITH MOISTURE AND LOW END ISOLATED SHOWERS
RETURNING OVER OUR OFFSHORE GULF MARINE ZONES. LITTLE TO NO PRECIP
IS FORECAST INLAND DURING THAT TIME.
A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST IN THE SHORT
TERM, AND CONTINUE TO EXIST OFF TO OUR EAST, WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW
BRINGING IN THAT MOIST AIRMASS. BOTH MIN AND MAX TEMPS WILL BE
NEARLY 6 TO 12 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL, WITH HIGHS TOPPING OUT IN THE
LOWER 80S AND LOWS ONLY FALLING INTO THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 500 PM CST SUN NOV 2 2025
VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 500 PM CST SUN NOV 2 2025
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL END SHORTLY, WITH WINDS AND SEAS
CONTINUING TO COME DOWN THROUGH THE PERIOD.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 500 PM CST SUN NOV 2 2025
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH MINIMUM RH
RANGES BETWEEN 25-40% THROUGH MID WEEK. WINDS TO RETURN OUT OF THE
SOUTH BY TUESDAY, WITH GULF MOISTURE SEEPING BACK IN.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 37 70 40 74 / 0 0 0 0
LCH 43 71 45 74 / 0 0 0 0
LFT 41 70 44 74 / 0 0 0 0
BPT 46 73 47 75 / 0 0 0 0
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
SHORT TERM...87
LONG TERM....87
AVIATION...05
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