579
FXUS64 KLCH 250512
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1212 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER
KEY MESSAGES
- AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK.
- WHILE A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS, THE FORECAST IS MOSTLY DRY AND HOT WITH LIGHT
SOUTHERLY WINDS.
DISCUSSION
(TONIGHT THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 1211 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026
AN UPPER RIDGE IS CENTERED OVER THE ROCKIES WHILE A SURFACE RIDGE
IS CENTERED OVER THE GULF.
THIS PATTERN WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD
KEEPING TEMPS ELEVATED AND WINDS LIGHT. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE
ROCKIES MAY NUDGE NORTH AND A BIT EAST LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP CONVECTION SUPPRESSED. WHILE
MAX APPARENT TEMPS SATURDAY WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA
(100-106F), VALUES WILL CLIMB INTO SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A FEW INLAND
AREAS MAY TOUCH 108F HI BY SUNDAY, BUT BY MONDAY A LARGE PORTION
OF THE AREA MAY CLIMB INTO THE 105 TO 110 RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE UPPER RIDGE MAY SHIFT WEST LATE IN THE COMING WEEK TO ALLOW
AFTERNOON CONVECTION, AND THEREFORE SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1211 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE PERIOD ALONG WITH
LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1211 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026
LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW SEAS ARE ANTICIPATED
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THE FIRST HALF OF THE COMING WEEK. RAIN
CHANCES WILL ALSO BE NEAR ZERO.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1211 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WITH MINIMAL CHANCES FOR RAIN CAN BE
ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A RIDGE
ALOFT REMAINS IN CONTROL.
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
PUBLIC/FIRE/MARINE...05
AVIATION...05
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