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FXUS64 KLCH 041808
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1208 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER
KEY MESSAGES
- A LIGHT FREEZE WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA
THURSDAY MORNING ALONG WITH AREAS OF FROST.
- NO PRECIPITATION AND MILD TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL FRIDAY
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1200 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026
HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BEHIND A COLD
FRONT THAT PUSHED INTO THE GULF LAST NIGHT. A MODEST COOL DOWN IS
ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE PACIFIC AIR MASS THAT IS
ADVECTING INTO THE REGION. WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DECREASE
AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING, AND A LIGHT FREEZE IS FORECAST THURSDAY
MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LA, HOWEVER PATCHY FROST WILL
BE POSSIBLE AT MOST LOCATIONS ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE COAST.
THE RIDGE WILL DROP INTO THE GULF BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE
FLOW BECOMING SW LATE IN THE DAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL
START A GRADUAL WARMING AND MOISTENING TREND WILL LAST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
LONG TERM
(SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 1200 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026
A WEAK REINFORCING FRONT MAY DRIFT INTO THE AREA SATURDAY, BUT
OUTSIDE OF A BRIEF WIND SHIFT MINIMAL EFFECTS ARE ANTICIPATED.
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A
SHORT WAVE APPROACHES. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN FOR THE REGION MAY
BE DURING THIS TIME FRAME.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1200 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026
NORTH WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, HOWEVER SPEEDS
WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1200 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026
STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD
FRONT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR OFFSHORE WATERS OUT
60 NM THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING EXCEPT UNTIL NOON SOUTH OF
VERMILION BAY. WINDS WILL ABATE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY BEFORE
TURNING ONSHORE FRIDAY WHERE THEY WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1200 PM CST WED FEB 4 2026
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY AND
TONIGHT WITH COOLER CONDITIONS AND LOWER HUMIDITY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS
WILL DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. LOWER DEWPOINTS TOMORROW WILL RESULT IN
MINIMUM AFTERNOON RHS THAT ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30-45% RANGE.
RAIN IS NOT FORECAST FOR THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 31 57 40 70 / 0 0 0 0
LCH 36 59 45 71 / 0 0 0 0
LFT 34 57 41 70 / 0 0 0 0
BPT 37 62 44 73 / 0 0 0 0
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR GMZ450-452-455-
470-472.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR GMZ475.
SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....05
AVIATION...05
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