539
FNUS74 KLCH 141240
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR LA-LCR LEVEES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
740 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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 (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-1341 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........62 35 40 50 44 40 33 27 20 14
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60 63 67 70 72 73 74 75 75 76
RH..............87 84 73 66 61 57 57 56 54 54
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S SE S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 9 9 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 10 13 14 15 16 16 16 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE S S SE S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 7
EYE LVL WND GST.4 5 6 8 8 9 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.5 3.1 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.4 3.8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.5 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13
TRANS WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-945 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........15 9 9 10 19 22 24 40 46 43 53 49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............74 72 69 66 65 65 65 64 65 65 64 65
RH..............55 61 70 78 84 84 87 90 90 90 97 93
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.10 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 10 12 10 12 12 13 14 15 15 15
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 5 4 5 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25
TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...244-1219 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 8 TO 11 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 13 TO
14 METERS/SECOND IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........61 72 53 42 30 33 35 38 40 43 45 45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............66 66 68 70 73 75 77 78 79 80 80 79
RH..............90 93 87 81 76 71 67 64 62 62 62 64
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 13 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 20 23 24 26 28 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.6 6 7 8 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 12 14 14 16 17 17 17 18 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.9 1.3 2.2 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 17 20 23 25 28 30 31 32 32 30
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 7 8 9 10 11 13 13 14 14 14 13
FORECASTER...KOWALSKI
REQUESTED BY...LUCAS DOUCET
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605771.0/LCH
.DELDT 03/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LUCAS_DOUCET@FWS.GOV
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