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FXUS64 KLCH 120547
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1247 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER
KEY MESSAGES
- A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL NW OF THE REGION TODAY PROVIDING A
FOCUS FOR A FEW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP ACROSS SETX.
- TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80S FOR A MAJORITY
OF THE AREA, WITH SOME LOW 90S POSSIBLE.
DISCUSSION
(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 1241 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
AT THE SURFACE, HIGH PRESSURE OFF TO THE EAST WILL MAINTAIN
SOUTHERLY FLOW FOR NEARLY THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THIS FORECAST
PERIOD. THERE IS A BIT OF A TIGHTENED PRESSURE GRADIENT, HENCE THE
ELEVATED FLOW; HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA. A BOUNDARY WILL PUSH INTO CTRL TX OVER THE DAY
BEFORE STALLING OUT AND WEAKENING. PARTS OF OUR SETX COUNTIES COULD
SEE SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AS A RESULT. FROM THERE
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK, RAIN CHANCES ARE PRACTICALLY NIL.
ALOFT, AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL ASSIST IN KEEPING THE AREA
NEARLY RAIN FREE AND PLENTY WARM. TODAY THROUGH THE FIRST FEW DAYS
OF THE WORK WEEK, TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S, WITH
MID TO UPPER 80S (AND POSSIBLY LOW 90S) IN STORE FROM THE MID WEEK
PERIOD. OVERNIGHT CONDITIONS WILL BE WARM AND HUMID, WITH LOW TEMPS
FORECAST TO GENERALLY BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. THROUGH THE WEEK,
LIGHT GROUND FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO THE CONSECUTIVE
MORNING, WITH DENSE FOG NOT EXPECTED.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1241 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
VFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS ONGOING WITH SOME LOW CIGS. WHILE NOT AS
ELEVATED, SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE A TOUCH HIGHER THAN
ORIGINALLY FORECAST, WHICH IS HELPING TO DELAY FOG FORMATION. IF
WINDS MANAGE TO CALM MORE OVERNIGHT WE COULD SEE AREAS OF PATCHY
FOG, HOWEVER NO SERIOUS IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED. WHATEVER FOG FORMS
WILL DISSIPATE AFTER SUNRISE, WITH WIND SPEEDS ONCE AGAIN PICKING
UP.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1241 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. WILL MAINTAIN EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
WITH SEAS REMAINING CONSISTENTLY BETWEEN 2-3 FEET OVER THE NEARSHORE
COASTAL WATERS AND 3-5 FEET OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS. A FEW
SMALL SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY AND SUNDAY, BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1241 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
WHILE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY AT TIMES RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL INCREASE AS MOISTURE CONTINUES TO BE TRANSPORTED IN FROM
THE GULF. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL NORTHWEST OF THE AREA, BUT
COULD PROVIDE A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
PUBLIC/FIRE/MARINE...87
AVIATION...87
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