255
FNUS74 KLCH 201128
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR VSP UNIT 8...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
528 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CST ON JANUARY 20.
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
MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL RANGE 35-45% THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT
EAST WINDS. LATER, WINDS WILL TURN OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST THIS
EVENING INCREASING DEWPOINTS AND BRINGING MINIMUM RH VALUES UP. A
COASTAL LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD LIGHT SHOWERS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 8 TO
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........70 70 54 45 30 27 30 28 29 50 44 46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............39 39 40 46 52 58 62 63 64 64 63 62
RH..............92 89 89 79 66 57 48 44 43 43 44 48
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 7 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.2 2.1 2.9 3.6 4.1 4.2 3.6 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 10 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........67 76 82 77 80 70 85 95 94 93 95 91
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58 56 55 54 54 53 54 54 54 55 55 56
RH..............57 64 72 77 80 89 90 93 93 93 96 93
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
EYE LVL WND GST.6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 14 14 10 10 12 13 12 12 12
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 4 MPH IN THE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........98 94 92 90 90 91 91 91 91 91 91 91
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............57 57 58 60 62 64 66 67 67 67 67 65
RH..............93 96 96 96 93 90 84 81 84 84 84 93
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 10
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.1 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 10 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 13
FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600580.0/LCH
.DELDT 01/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JEFF.SPARKS@TPWD.TEXAS.GOV
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