449
FNUS74 KLCH 231316
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR KIRBY SF STAND 1...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
716 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 23.
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
ANOTHER DAY OF EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER WINDS IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY SETTLES
OVERHEAD. WHILE WINDS WILL BE LESS GUSTY THAN YESTERDAY, MINRH
VALUES WILL AGAIN BOTTOM OUT IN THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING
IN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. WHILE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT QUITE
THERE TODAY, A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT DOES REMAIN IN EFFECT AREA-WIDE
TODAY. DRIER CONDITIONS THAN TYPICAL ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TOMORROW,
WITH MOISTURE RETURNING THEREAFTER.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 4 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............40 44 48 51 54 56 58 60 60 59
RH..............44 38 33 27 24 21 20 19 19 21
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 14 15 14 14 13 10 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 1
EYE LVL WND GST.7 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.9 2.3 2.9 3.5 3.8 4.1 4.2 3.6 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 14 15 15 14 15 14 13 10
FORECASTER...CALHOUN
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN HERRIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603562.0/LCH
.DELDT 02/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JHERRIN@TFS.TAMU.EDU
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