976  
FNUS74 KLCH 022029  
FWSLCH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL BU-57...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
329 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON JUNE 03.  
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
 
 
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE, WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES  
STAYING ABOVE 50% THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. MIDDLING RAIN  
CHANCES PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. WORTH NOTING  
CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION TEND TO PERSIST LONGER IN THE HOURLY  
FORECAST SOUTH OF HWY 190, WHILE CHANCES ACROSS CENLA AND NORTHWEST  
ARE LITTLE MORE SPOTTY AND GENERALLY SLIGHTLY LOWER.  
 
CHANCE OF FOG NEAR THE SITE ON 04TH/AM IS LESS THAN 10% WITH  
MINIMUM VISIBILITY AT LEAST 6 STATUTE MILES. SLIGHT HAZE DUE TO  
HUMID ATMOSPHERE POSSIBLE THROUGH 9AM BEFORE MIXING WITH  
INCREASING WINDS.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...488-1128 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........58 54 43 63 58 58 72 62 54  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC LKY LKY CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC LKY LKY CHC CHC  
TEMP............74 77 79 81 82 82 82 83 82  
RH..............93 85 79 74 72 72 74 72 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 14  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.1 2.3 2.9 1.8  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 12 12 12 10 12 12  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-396 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........76 81 84 84 86 82 82 78 74 80 78 72  
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........LKY CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............80 79 75 74 73 72 72 72 71 71 70 70  
RH..............77 79 87 87 90 90 90 90 90 90 93 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.5  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 9 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 5 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1067 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........80 71 71 69 66 66 67 67 65 63 61 56  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............70 69 71 73 76 78 80 81 82 83 83 83  
RH..............87 90 87 81 74 71 67 67 65 65 65 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.1 2.6 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 10 12 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 14  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6  
 

 
FORECASTER...KOWALSKI  
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2614840.0/LCH  
.DELDT 06/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRIAN.GIDCUMB@USDA.GOV  
 
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