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FNUS74 KLCH 141053
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL BU-127 128...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
553 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 14.
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
ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND, ALLOWING MOISTURE TO
SLOWLY POOL OVERHEAD AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS
AND STORMS FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW AND VERY DRY
CONDITIONS THAT WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS
ON MONDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 4 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...427-1280 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........32 34 34 42 32 26 26 22 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............56 61 66 69 72 75 75 75 76
RH..............90 81 70 61 57 50 50 50 48
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 12 12 13 13 14 15 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.4 5 7 7 8 8 8 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.4 2.9 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.2 3.6
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 12 13 12 12 13 14 15 14
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 5 6 5 5 6 6 7 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-884 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 5 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........22 20 13 22 31 31 44 48 50 54 73 74
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............74 71 68 64 62 60 60 59 59 59 59 60
RH..............53 59 65 75 81 87 87 90 93 96 96 96
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 14 15 16 15 15 16 16 17
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 9 9 8 9 10 9 9 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 12 12 12 13 14 15 15 14 13 13
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 6 6 6
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25
TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1554 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 6 TO 15 METERS/SECOND DECREASING TO 7 TO
11 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 METERS/SECOND
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........73 75 59 53 46 41 37 32 35 39 42 42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............61 61 62 65 69 73 76 79 81 82 82 81
RH..............97 97 93 87 81 71 64 56 53 51 51 54
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 20 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 30 29
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 9
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 12 13 14 14 15 17 17 18 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 1.4 2.5 3.4 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.8 5.1 5.1 4.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 16 18 22 25 28 30 32 33 33 29
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 7 8 10 11 13 13 14 15 15 13
FORECASTER...KOWALSKI
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605688.0/LCH
.DELDT 03/14/26
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