886
FNUS74 KLCH 031126
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL BU-126...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
526 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (337) 477-5285, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
A HUMID ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES TODAY AND THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS, ALLOWING MOISTURE TO CONTINUE TO POOL ACROSS THE REGION.
AFTERNOON RH VALUES ONLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S TODAY
AND TOMORROW, AS AS RESULT. AREAS OF FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN
TOMORROW HOWEVER, SLIGHTLY ELEVATED WINDS AND INCREASED CLOUD
COVER SHOULD HOLD DENSE FOG IN CHECK ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...457-1615 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 6 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........73 74 59 50 44 36 40 33 24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............66 70 73 76 80 80 81 82 80
RH..............90 81 73 66 56 54 51 51 56
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 15 15 15 16 15 16 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 9 9 9 10 9 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.2 2.9 3.5 4.1 4.7 5.3 4.3 3.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 16 18 18 18 18 18 17 17
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-366 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........19 27 20 33 38 50 67 91 91 89 92 89
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............77 75 70 69 67 66 66 66 66 66 66 67
RH..............62 69 81 84 90 97 97 100 100 100 97 97
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 10
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 12 10 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 4 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...244-1646 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........93 87 81 74 61 49 36 36 35 35 43 50
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............66 65 67 70 73 77 80 82 83 84 83 81
RH..............100 100 100 90 79 67 58 53 49 48 49 53
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.9 1.0 1.3 2.1 3.2 4.2 5.0 5.4 5.3 4.2 2.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.3 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 13 12
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 5
FORECASTER...DENSON
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604544.0/LCH
.DELDT 03/03/26
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