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FXUS64 KLCH 290036
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
636 PM CST WED JAN 28 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- VERY COLD NIGHT TIME TEMPERATURES WITH READINGS NEAR OR BELOW
FREEZING ALONG WITH SOME FROST THROUGH TONIGHT.
- THE AIRMASS OVERHEAD WILL MODERATE SOME ON THURSDAY ALONG WITH AN
INCREASE IN MOISTURE HOWEVER BEST RAIN CHANCES LOOK TO STAY OVER
THE GULF ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
- A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY WITH MORE
ARCTIC AIR SURGING IN KEEPING TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL ALONG
WITH HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVER THE
WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1119 AM CST WED JAN 28 2026
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
THIS MORNING, RESULTING IN ANOTHER SUNNY BUT CHILLY START TO OUR
WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM UP INTO THE LOW TO MID 50S THIS
AFTERNOON BENEATH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND LIGHT WINDS. TONIGHT,
ANOTHER ROUND OF WIDESPREAD FROST ALONG WITH SOME PATCHY FOG WILL BE
POSSIBLE AS WINDS BECOME CALM AND SKIES REMAIN CLEAR, WHILE TEMPS
AGAIN DIP TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING AREA-WIDE. TOMORROW,
TEMPERATURES MODERATE FURTHER WITH HIGHS REACHING INTO THE MID 50S
TO LOW 60S.
TOMORROW EVENING INTO FRIDAY A WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE ARK-
LA-TEX FOLLOWED BY A MORE ROBUST NORTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE DIVING
OUT OF CANADA AND INTO THE MIDWEST. AT THE SURFACE, LOW PRESSURE AND
A COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AS ANOTHER STRONG
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SLIDES SOUTH OUT OF CANADA. THE DRY COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT THURS, WITH WINDS
SHIFTING NNW IN ITS WAKE AND BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGHOUT
FRIDAY. OFFSHORE FLOW AT THE SURFACE SLOWLY ADVECTS A MUCH COLDER
AIRMASS INTO THE REGION THROUGHOUT FRIDAY, WITH HIGHS ONLY REACHING
INTO THE MID 40S TO LOW 50S. FRIDAY NIGHT, TEMPERATURES PLUMMET INTO
THE MID 20S TO NEAR 30, WHILE APPARENT TEMPS BOTTOM OUT IN THE TEENS
THANKS TO CONTINUOUS STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW.
LONG TERM
(SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 1119 AM CST WED JAN 28 2026
THE ARCTIC SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO TO SLOWLY SETTLE INTO
THE THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON SATURDAY, EVENTUALLY BECOMING SITUATED
OVERHEAD BY SUNDAY, WHILE ALOFT THE AFOREMENTIONED NORTHERN STREAM
SHORTWAVE DIVES ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY ON SAT AND TOWARDS THE
CAROLINAS BY SUNDAY, KEEPING A NWRLY FLOW IN PLACE OVERHEAD. THIS
WILL BRING ABOUT ANOTHER PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGHS ONLY WARM INTO THE MID 30S TO LOW 40S ON
SAT, WHILE OVERNIGHT LOWS PLUMMET INTO THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S, WITH
ANOTHER EXTREME COLD WARNING POSSIBLY BEING NEEDED THROUGH THIS
PERIOD. SUNDAY, HIGHS IN THE 40S ARE EXPECTED, WHILE SUN NIGHT
BRINGS LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOW 30S.
BY THE START OF THE WORK WEEK TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO MODERATE A BIT
QUICKER AS SURFACE WINDS SLOWLY BECOME SOUTHERLY ONCE AGAIN AND A
MORE ZONAL FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED ALOFT. TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
BRINGS OUR NEXT DECENT CHANCE OF RAIN AS A SHORTWAVE SLIDES ACROSS
THE ARK-LA-TEX WITHIN THE ZONAL FLOW AND PROVIDES SOME MODEST
SUPPORT FOR CONVECTION. THIS SHORTWAVE LOOKS TO BE FOLLOWED BY
ANOTHER COLD FRONT DIVING ACROSS THE PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 634 PM CST WED JAN 28 2026
MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE PERIOD, HOWEVER
PATCHY FOG MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THU. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT AND VRB TONIGHT AND SE TOMORROW.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1119 AM CST WED JAN 28 2026
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ALONG WITH LOW SEAS NEAR 1-2 FEET CONTINUE
THROUGH TOMORROW AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVERHEAD. THURS NIGHT INTO
EARLY FRIDAY A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION, POSSIBLE
ACCOMPANIED BY A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS. BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS
QUICKLY SHIFT NNW AND BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY, ALLOWING SEAS TO
BUILD INTO THE 4-7 FT RANGE BY THE AFTERNOON. THIS PERIOD OF STRONG
WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY, ALLOWING SEAS TO
CONTINUE TO BUILD AND LIKELY APPROACH 8-10 FEET IN THE OUTER WATERS
BY SAT. CONDITIONS GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATE SAT INTO SUN AS HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES OVERHEAD ONCE AGAIN.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1119 AM CST WED JAN 28 2026
COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH TOMORROW WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE 40 TO 60
PERCENT RANGE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION
THURS NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY BRINGING ABOUT A PERIOD OF STRONG
OFFSHORE FLOW FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. A COLDER AND DRIER
AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE BY LATE FRIDAY, WITH MINRH VALUES IN THE 30-40%
RANGE OVER THE WEEKEND, WHILE TEMPS ONLY WARM INTO THE MID 30S TO
LOW 40S. CONDITIONS MODERATE QUICKLY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS ONSHORE FLOW
BECOMES REESTABLISHED BY LATE MON.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 25 55 34 46 / 0 0 0 0
LCH 33 61 39 52 / 0 0 0 0
LFT 30 59 40 51 / 0 0 0 0
BPT 35 62 38 53 / 0 0 0 0
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
SHORT TERM...17
LONG TERM....17
AVIATION...05
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