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FNUS74 KLCH 091221
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 12 MIDDLE...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
721 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
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 MOIST AIRMASS WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CWA WEDNESDAY, EXPANDING ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA FOR THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. MINRH EACH DAY WILL GENERALLY BE
45-60 PERCENT INLAND AND 60-75 PERCENT ALONG THE COAST. FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS LOOK MINIMAL THROUGH THIS PERIOD, WITH RAINFALL EXPECTED TO
HELP IMPROVE DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-792 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 2 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........36 72 73 82 55
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
TEMP............80 84 85 86 87
RH..............91 82 77 75 72
20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 6 E 7 E 8 SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 13 14 14
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 2 NE 4 E 5 E 5 SE 5
EYE LVL WND GST.5 6 8 8 8
MIX HGT (FT)....600 1800 2400 2600 2400
MIX HGT (M).....180 550 730 790 730
TRANSPORT WIND..E 5 E 7 E 8 E 10 SE 10
TRAN WIND (M/S).E 2 E 3 E 4 E 4 SE 4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO
6 MPH IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-488 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........56 60 11 23 35 31
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC
TEMP............85 82 82 81 81 79
RH..............75 82 82 85 85 91
20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 E 3 NE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.13 10 9 8 7 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 SE 4 SE 3 SE 3 E 2 NE 1
EYE LVL WND GST.8 6 5 5 4 3
MIX HGT (FT)....1600 900 400 500 500 500
MIX HGT (M).....490 270 120 150 150 150
TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 SE 10 SE 9 SE 10 SE 9 SE 7
TRAN WIND (M/S).E 5 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 3
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 4 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE AROUND 4 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-884 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 7
MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
EAST IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........38 55 52 46 36 32
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
TEMP............79 79 83 85 86 85
RH..............91 91 80 75 72 75
20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 2 E 5 E 6 SE 6 SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 8 9 10 9
EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 1 NE 1 E 3 E 4 SE 4 SE 4
EYE LVL WND GST.3 4 5 5 6 5
MIX HGT (FT)....500 900 1600 2500 2700 2300
MIX HGT (M).....150 270 490 760 820 700
TRANSPORT WIND..N 6 E 6 E 7 SE 7 SE 6 SE 8
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 3 E 3 E 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 4
FORECASTER...KOWALSKI
REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN LEJEUNE III
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 09/09/26
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