899
FXUS64 KLCH 052324
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
524 PM CST WED NOV 5 2025
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- FLOW OFF THE GULF WILL HELP BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER
HUMIDITY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
- WITH STABLE CONDITIONS AND AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FOG
WILL LIKELY BECOME AN ISSUE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
- A SHARP CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH SUNDAY BRINGING
UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES EARLY NEXT WEEK. PORTIONS OF THE
REGION MAY RECEIVE THEIR FIRST FREEZE.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 522 PM CST WED NOV 5 2025
HIGH PRESSURE HAS SHIFTED TO THE COAST OF GA WITH AN ONSHORE FLOW
LOCALLY AROUND THE EDGE OF RIDGE. ALOFT, A ZONAL FLOW COVERS MUCH
OF THE CONUS.
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM IN FROM THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT
AROUND THE DEPARTING RIDGE. AS TEMPS COOL THIS EVENING, FOG WILL
BECOME AN ISSUE. A DENSE FOG ADV MAY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF
THE AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY. DOWN WIND FROM FIRES, SMOKE MAY
FARTHER REDUCE VIS.
MOISTURE AND TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK WITH HIGHS BACK IN THE LOW TO MID 80S BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR BY FRIDAY AS
WELL AS A VERY WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE INTERACTS WITH INCREASING
MOISTURE, BUT MAINLY OVER THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN.
LONG TERM
(SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 522 PM CST WED NOV 5 2025
BIG CHANGES ARE IN STORE FOR THE EXTENDED.
A SHORT WAVE WILL DIG INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS WHILE A CANADIAN
AIRMASS DROPS SOUTH. SATURDAY WILL REMAIN WARM AS THE FRONT
REMAINS NORTH OF THE REGION, HOWEVER THE BOUNDARY WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE AREA LATE SAT OR EARLY SUN. AN ISOLATED SHOWER MAY BE
POSSIBLE AS THE BOUNDARY PASSES.
MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR THE FIRST HALF OF
THE COMING WEEK. A LIGHT FREEZE MAY OCCUR TUESDAY MORNING WITH
APPARENT TEMPS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S AREA WIDE BOTH MONDAY
AND TUESDAY MORNINGS.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 522 PM CST WED NOV 5 2025
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING WITH LIGHT
WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES. DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO FORM AROUND 06Z
WITH IFR/LIFR VIS UNTIL SUNRISE.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 522 PM CST WED NOV 5 2025
A LIGHT EAST FLOW IS ANTICIPATED TO BECOME MORE ONSHORE LATE
THURSDAY. A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT
SUNDAY. LOW WATER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR MONDAY AND/OR TUESDAY.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 522 PM CST WED NOV 5 2025
WHILE RAIN CHANCES WILL BE LOW TO NONEXISTENT THROUGH THE FIRST
HALF OF THE WEEKEND, MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN
AROUND 50% OR HIGHER. A COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL SPILL IN FOR
SUNDAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 77 51 79 60 / 0 0 0 0
LCH 78 57 78 65 / 0 0 0 10
LFT 79 56 78 64 / 0 0 0 10
BPT 80 59 79 64 / 0 0 0 0
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....05
AVIATION...14
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