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FXUS64 KLCH 060321
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
921 PM CST WED NOV 5 2025
..NEW UPDATE
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.
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 919 PM CST WED NOV 5 2025
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3AM TO 9AM FOR
SOUTHEAST TEXAS, SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA.
DRIVERS SHOULD PRACTICE CAUTION AS THEY AND KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE
FROM VEHICLES IN FRONT OF THEM.
IF NEEDED THIS ADVISORY MAY BE EXTENDED INTO ACADIANA OR ALONG THE
LAKES AND BAYS.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 919 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 919 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 919 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 919 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 919 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 51 79 60 83 / 0 0 0 10
LCH 57 78 65 82 / 0 0 10 10
LFT 56 78 64 82 / 0 0 10 30
BPT 59 79 64 84 / 0 0 0 0
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...DENSE FOG ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY FOR LAZ027-028-
030-031-073-074-141-142-241-242.
TX...DENSE FOG ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY FOR TXZ180-201-
259>262-515-516-615-616.
GM...NONE.
SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....05
AVIATION...14
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