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FXUS64 KLCH 300442
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1042 PM CST MON DEC 29 2025
..NEW AVIATION
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 1039 PM 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 1039 PM 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
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1039 PM CST MON DEC 29 2025
DRY AND COOL AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE FILTERING DOWN INTO THE REGION
ON NORTH WINDS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THIS WILL KEEP VFR CONDITIONS
IN THE FORECAST, AND WILL COMPLETELY CLEAR SKIES BY 15Z.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY WITH GUSTS POSSIBLE UNTIL
06Z. A FEW ISOLATED GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT COASTAL TERMINALS
UNTIL 08Z. THERE AFTER, WINDS WILL CONTINUE FALLING UNTIL
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
11
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 52 29 49 27 / 0 0 0 0
LCH 54 34 52 32 / 0 0 0 0
LFT 52 32 51 29 / 0 0 0 0
BPT 55 34 54 31 / 0 0 0 0
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR GMZ430-432-435-
436.
LOW WATER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR GMZ430-432.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY FOR GMZ450-452-455-
470-472-475.
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....07
AVIATION...11
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