503
FNUS74 KLCH 171133
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 6 AND 7 ISLANDS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
533 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CST ON JANUARY 17.
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
A COLD FRONT WILL DEPART THE REGION THIS MORNING. BREEZY
NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
USHERING IN MUCH DRIER AIR WHICH WILL PUSH DEWPOINTS DOWN INTO THE
LOWER 20S ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND MID 20S ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THIS WILL PRODUCE MINIMUM RH VALUES
SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN THE 20-30% RANGE ELEVATING THE RISK FOR
WILDFIRE INITIALIZATION AND SPREAD. A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY. SIMILAR MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED
SUNDAY AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH WITH LOWER WINDS. A FIRE DANGER
STATEMENT WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AGAIN SUNDAY. THE DRY AIR WILL
CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH AFTERNOON RH VALUES IN THE
30-40% RANGE BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY BEFORE INCREASING WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY AS A COASTAL LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE TEXAS/MEXICO
BORDER AND LIFTS UP THE TEXAS GULF COAST LIFTING MOISTURE INTO THE
REGION. THIS LOW WILL ALSO INCREASE RAIN CHANCES WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 20 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........71 76 74 62 56 58 53 51 53 52 47 41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............50 48 49 52 54 55 56 57 56 56 56 55
RH..............44 47 44 38 34 30 28 28 29 29 28 29
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 1.0 1.7 2.0 2.5 2.9 3.3 3.8 4.0 3.8 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 20 18 18 18 17 18 17 18 18
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 18 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........44 54 41 51 43 54 51 16 10 6 7 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............52 50 49 48 46 45 44 43 41 40 38 38
RH..............33 36 37 37 38 40 40 41 43 42 46 44
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 20 20 20 18 17 16 16 15 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 13 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 17 18 17 17 18 16 15 15 15 13
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING AROUND 4
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH BECOMING AROUND 6
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 8 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............37 36 38 40 43 46 49 52 53 54 54 52
RH..............48 47 44 42 38 32 28 25 24 23 24 27
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 9 7
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 2
EYE LVL WND GST.8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 1.0 1.4 2.1 2.9 3.6 4.1 4.2 4.0 3.0 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 9 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 10 7
FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...LUCAS DOUCET
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600398.0/LCH
.DELDT 01/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LUCAS_DOUCET@FWS.GOV,SAMI_GRAY@FWS.GOV
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