074
FNUS74 KLCH 251003
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL BU-44 363 367...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
503 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 25.
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
FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY.
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY WITH AREAS OF GROUND FOG DEVELOPING
EACH MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY AROUND 9 AM. A DRY COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY WITH
A BRIEF PERIOD OF COOLER, DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO THE REGION ON
BREEZY NORTH WINDS SATURDAY. THIS DRIER AIR WILL DROP AFTERNOON
MINIMUM RH VALUES INTO THE 25-35% RANGE WHICH, COMBINED WITH THE
ONGOING DROUGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION, COULD SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT AND/OR SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. WINDS WILL TURN BACK OUT OF
THE SOUTH SUNDAY WITH HUMIDITY INCREASING ONCE AGAIN IN RESPONSE. A
WARM, HUMID PATTERN BECOMES REESTABLISHED THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...213-1981 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........64 53 30 26 26 19 14 12 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............64 69 73 77 80 83 83 83 84
RH..............97 84 73 60 52 44 43 41 38
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 3 5 5 3 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 9 9 10 9 10
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 2 3 3 2 3 2
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.1 2.1 3.5 4.8 4.9 5.9 6.5 5.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.8 2.0 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 7 8 9 9 8 8 9
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...30-823 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........11 14 6 5 4 2 1 1 3 21 33 40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............83 80 77 72 70 68 66 65 64 63 61 61
RH..............40 45 52 59 66 70 78 81 84 90 97 97
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 10 10 9
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...61-1646 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........54 64 56 42 28 23 18 13 11 9 7 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............61 60 62 65 69 73 77 80 82 83 84 83
RH..............97 100 93 87 76 66 56 49 44 43 40 40
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 10 12 13 14 14 15 16 16 17
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.3 0.7 1.1 1.8 2.5 3.4 4.1 4.9 5.4 5.3 4.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 10 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 14
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6
FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607652.0/LCH
.DELDT 03/25/26
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