881
FXUS64 KLCH 201720
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1220 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- A WARMING TREND TO CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
- HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 80S TO NEAR 90 ACROSS
INTERIOR SETX AND CENLA THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.
- DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE, WITH NO RAIN EXPECTED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1217 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
A CLOUD DECK AROUND 2500FT WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON, CAUSING CIGS TO WAFFLE BETWEEN MVFR AND VFR
AS CLOUD COVER SHIFTS BETWEEN SCATTERED AND BROKEN. IN ADDITION,
OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 15-20 KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. TONIGHT, WINDS LIGHTEN UP AND CEILINGS SHOULD BECOME
VFR AREA-WIDE. AS WE NEAR MIDNIGHT, ANOTHER ROUND OF FOG IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND BECOME DENSE IN AREAS CLOSER TO THE 09/10Z
TIMEFRAME. THIS FOG WILL BURN OFF BY MID-MORNING WITH VFR
CONDITIONS PREVAILING ONCE AGAIN. WINDS AGAIN BECOME A BIT BREEZY
BY THE END OF THE PERIOD.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 58 85 59 86 / 0 0 0 0
LCH 61 79 63 80 / 0 0 0 0
LFT 59 81 62 81 / 0 0 0 0
BPT 60 81 62 81 / 0 0 0 0
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....87
AVIATION...17
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