182
FXUS64 KLCH 291757
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1157 AM CST MON DEC 29 2025
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER
KEY MESSAGES
- GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVER LAND AREAS
AFTER SUNSET AND OVER MARINE AREAS ON TUESDAY MORNING.
- A COLD CANADIAN AIR MASS WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH A LIGHT FREEZE POTENTIAL FOR BOTH TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW NIGHT.
- HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST BY MID WEEK ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO MODERATE.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1145 AM CST MON DEC 29 2025
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE FORECAST AREA FROM
THE MOUNTAIN WEST AND NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT BRINGING A DRY CANADIAN
AIR MASS INTO REGION.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET AND THE WIND ADVISORY
SHOULD BE ALLOW TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM LOCAL. HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ARE
EXPECTED TO HANG AROUND TONIGHT, ALONG WITH WINDS STAYING UP ABOUT
10 MPH OR SO, THEREFORE, AIR TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BOTTOM OUT, BUT
STILL A LIGHT FREEZE FOR AREAS NORTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR. WIND
CHILLS WILL BE IN THE MID 20S, SO DO NOT ANTICIPATE ISSUING A COLD
WEATHER ADVISORY.
CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE ON TUESDAY WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE
NEARING THE FORECAST AREA, WINDS WILL ALSO DECREASE. THEREFORE,
THE COLDEST EPISODE THIS PERIOD WILL BE ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING, WITH A LIGHT FREEZE FOR A MAJORITY OF THE
FORECAST AREA EXCEPT FOR THE COASTAL LOCATIONS. ALSO, WITH THE
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS, FROST WILL BE LIKELY DURING THIS TIME
PERIOD FOR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY
ALLOW SOUTHERLY FLOW TO RETURN AND A MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES.
07/RUA
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 1150 AM CST MON DEC 29 2025
LONG TERM LOOKS LIKE A WARM PERIOD WITH MAINLY SOUTHERLY FLOW AND
WARM TEMPERATURES. A WEAK SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEM LOOKS TO MOVE
ACROSS ON FRIDAY. LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM TO
BRING IN ADEQUATE MOISTURE FOR SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY TO DEVELOP.
OTHERWISE, UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BE BUILDING IN THAT WILL KEEP
THINGS ON THE DRY SIDE.
07/RUA
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1152 AM CST MON DEC 29 2025
WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 25 KNOTS FROM
THE NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS, WITH WINDS BEGINNING TO
DECREASE AFTER 30/00Z. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE
PERIOD AS ANY CLOUD COVER WILL BE OF THE HIGH VARIETY AND DRY
CONDITIONS AT THE SURFACE PRECLUDE ANY FOG FORMATION.
07/RUA
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1154 AM CST MON DEC 29 2025
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE SOME THIS
EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN. ELEVATED OFFSHORE WILL
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE DECREASING FURTHER. ONSHORE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY MID WEEK, THEN INCREASING BY FRIDAY AS LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1157 AM CST MON DEC 29 2025
A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGING DRIER AND COLDER AIR WILL SETTLE
IN OVER THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH
WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM NEARS THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL BE ON THE DRY SIDE WITH
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A LIGHT FREEZE CAN BE EXPECTED FOR TONIGHT AND
AGAIN ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 29 49 27 61 / 0 0 0 0
LCH 34 52 32 60 / 0 0 0 0
LFT 32 51 29 60 / 0 0 0 0
BPT 34 54 31 63 / 0 0 0 0
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LAZ044-045-055-073-
074-152>154-241>243-252>254.
TX...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR TXZ615-616.
GM...LOW WATER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR GMZ430-432.
LOW WATER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR GMZ430-432.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR GMZ430-432-435-
436.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GMZ450-452-455-470-
472-475.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY
FOR GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475.
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....07
AVIATION...07
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page