821
FNUS74 KLCH 271120
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL BU-102 105...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
520 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 27.
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
DRIER AIR WILL SLOWLY FILTER IN FROM THE NORTH TODAY, WITH
DEWPOINTS ACROSS CENLA DROPPING INTO THE LOW 50S THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL ALLOW MINRH VALUES TO FALL INTO THE MID-30S LATER TODAY,
AFTER A SLOW DECREASE OVER SEVERAL HOURS. OTHERWISE, LIGHT MAINLY
NNE WINDS SHOULD LARGELY KEEP FIRE DANGER IN CHECK TODAY. DRY
CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND, WITH MOISTURE RETURN RAMPING
UP LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...335-1859 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........44 34 18 16 13 7 6 3 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............65 69 72 76 78 78 80 79 77
RH..............90 78 66 56 48 43 39 38 40
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 13 13 13 12 12 10 9
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 2.4 3.7 5.0 5.4 5.7 6.1 4.2 2.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.7 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.3 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E NE NE N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 12 9 9 9 10 9 8
TRANS WIND DIR..NE E E NE NE N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO
7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-122 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 3 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 4 4 4 1 2 2 4 4 4 5 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............74 69 65 63 61 60 58 57 56 55 55 54
RH..............47 55 63 66 68 69 72 75 77 80 80 80
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE E
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 10 12 12 10 9 8 7 6 6 7
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...61-1615 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........19 14 12 10 8 6 4 5 5 6 5 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............53 54 58 63 68 73 77 79 81 81 80 78
RH..............86 86 80 72 61 49 40 36 32 32 34 40
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 7
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.5 2.7 3.8 4.7 5.3 5.2 3.8 1.9
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.2 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
FORECASTER...DENSON
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604185.0/LCH
.DELDT 02/27/26
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