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FXUS64 KLCH 011805
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1205 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2026
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER
KEY MESSAGES
- PERIODS OF PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS
AHEAD OF STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY FLOW TUESDAY
- WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND
- MODEST RAIN CHANCES RETURN BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH AN
UNSETTLED WET PATTERN TRENDING INTO THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND
SHORT TERM
(TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1201 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2026
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES THIS AFTERNOON WHILE
BEING CENTERED OVER GEORGIA. THIS IS KEEPING A WARM AIR MASS IN
PLACE LOCALLY WITH AN ONSHORE FLOW. A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS REMAINS
LOCKED UP ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND THE GREAT LAKES. THE NEXT
SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN STATES IS MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC
COAST.
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY, HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT
EAST WHICH WILL KEEP THE WARM AND HUMID ONSHORE FLOW IN PLACE
LOCALLY. PATCHY FOG WILL ONCE AGAIN OCCUR AROUND SUNRISE FOLLOWED BY
SPRING LIKE WEATHER THROUGH EACH DAY. AHEAD OF THE WEST COAST
DISTURBANCE, A RIDGE ALOFT WILL KEEP PRECIP CHANCES SUPPRESSED.
LONG TERM
(WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 1201 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2026
BY MID WEEK THE UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE PLAINS
ERODING THE RIDGE ALOFT. NOT MUCH RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED,
HOWEVER MODEST RAIN CHANCES ARE FORECAST MID TO LATE WEEK AS THE
RIDGE BREAKS DOWN.
DURING THE COMING WEEKEND A CUTOFF LOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER
NW MEXICO OR OVER THE NEAR PACIFIC WATERS. THIS MAY PROVIDE A
MORE ACTIVE PERIOD FOR THE WEATHER LOCALLY AS MOISTURE STREAMS
ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF THE SLOW MOVING DISTURBANCE. FORECAST
DETAILS REMAIN HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE, HOWEVER.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1057 AM CST SUN MAR 1 2026
SKIES HAVE CLEARED ACROSS THE REGION AND VFR CONDITIONS ARE
ANTICIPATED INTO THE EVENING. FOG AND STRATUS CAN BE ANTICIPATED
AGAIN EARLY MONDAY WITH LOWER VIS AND CEILINGS. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT AND SOUTHEAST.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1201 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2026
A LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MID WEEK. THIS
WILL KEEP SEAS LOW AS WELL.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1201 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2026
A MOIST ONSHORE FLOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEK. MODEST
RAIN CHANCES RETURN BY MID WEEK.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 51 80 56 82 / 0 0 0 0
LCH 56 76 60 79 / 0 0 0 10
LFT 55 78 59 80 / 0 0 0 10
BPT 58 78 61 79 / 0 0 0 10
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....05
AVIATION...05
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