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FXUS64 KLCH 221812
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1212 PM CST MON DEC 22 2025
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER
KEY MESSAGES
- NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ON A DAILY BASIS THROUGH CHRISTMAS
WEEK.
- FOG LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES ON A DAILY BASIS ESPECIALLY
OVER THE MARINE ZONES AND COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS.
- UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH,
REINFORCING UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER INTO THE NEW YEAR.
SHORT TERM
(TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1212 PM CST MON DEC 22 2025
THE REGION REMAINS STUCK WITH AN ONSHORE FLOW EAST OF A RIDGE
CENTERED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. THE MOIST SOUTH FLOW CONTINUES TO
PUSH DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S ACROSS WATER TEMPERATURES
THAT ARE AROUND 60F. THIS IS KEEPING CONDITIONS DREARY WITH LOW
STRATUS AND SEA FOG LINGERING THROUGH THE DAY, ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF
I-10. SLIGHTLY LOWER DEWPOINTS ARE NOTED FARTHER INLAND ACROSS
CEN LA AND THE EAST TEXAS LAKES REGION WHICH AS ALLOWED THESE
LOCATIONS TO SEE PEEKS OF SUNSHINE HERE AND THERE THIS MORNING
SINCE FOG BURNED OFF EARLIER AT SOME LOCATIONS.
TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUE THE SITUATION WILL REMAIN STAGNANT WITH FOG
AND STRATUS EXPECTED EARLY WITH A GRADUAL CLEARING THROUGH MID DAY.
THE FLOW MAY BECOME SLIGHTLY MORE EAST WHICH COULD ALLOW FOR
SLIGHTLY LOWER DEWPOINTS TO MIX INTO AREAS ALONG THE ATCHAFALAYA
BASIN. THIS COULD AT LEAST SLOW FOG DEVELOPMENT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR
CEN LA THROUGH THE HEART OF ACADIANA.
WARM AND MUGGY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR CHRISTMAS EVE.
FOG WILL AGAIN BE A CONCERN THAT NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 1212 PM CST MON DEC 22 2025
NO REAL CHANGE IN THE FORECAST IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE EXTENDED. A
RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ALOFT WITH A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS
STUCK IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. FOG WILL REMAIN A
CONCERN, ESPECIALLY FOR SHIPPING INTEREST. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL TO NEAR RECORD HIGHS.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1212 PM CST MON DEC 22 2025
BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR TO IFR CEILING AND VIS WILL OCCUR THIS
AFTERNOON,HOWEVER AFTER SUNSET WIDESPREAD LIFR CONDITIONS WILL
RETURN. THIS WILL AGAIN LINGER INTO LATE MORNING TOMORROW.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1212 PM CST MON DEC 22 2025
SEA FOG WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD THROUGH MID
WEEK. THERE WILL BE BRIEF TIMES WERE VIS MAY IMPROVE, HOWEVER
OVERALL VIS WILL BE LIMITED.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE LIGHT AND LOW.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1212 PM CST MON DEC 22 2025
HUMID CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AS THE SOUTH FLOW CONTINUES
TO PUSH IN GULF MOISTURE. RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN LOW AS WELL,
HOWEVER A LIGHT SHOWER OR SPRINKLE WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE DURING
AFTERNOONS AS FOG LIFTS.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 59 76 55 76 / 0 0 0 0
LCH 61 76 59 75 / 0 0 0 0
LFT 59 77 57 77 / 0 0 0 0
BPT 62 75 59 75 / 0 0 0 0
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...DENSE FOG ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY
FOR LAZ073-074-152-241>243-252>254.
TX...DENSE FOG ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY
FOR TXZ615-616.
GM...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY FOR GMZ430-432-435-
436-450-452-455.
SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....05
AVIATION...05
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