480
FNUS74 KLCH 171348
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR RX NEWTON 2334...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
848 AM CDT THU APR 17 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 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
MOISTURE HAS SPREAD INLAND ON SOUTHERLY WINDS. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ELEVATED WINDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MINIMUM DAYTIME RH VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 40
TO 50 PERCENT.
MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE INTO THE EARLY WEEKEND
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SET TO ARRIVE ON SUNDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 23 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........60 72 69 51 46 29 26 22 36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............71 75 78 81 82 83 83 82 81
RH..............79 69 60 54 51 49 49 49 51
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 26
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 8 8 8 8 9 10 9
EYE LVL WND GST.11 12 13 13 14 14 14 15 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 21 21 21 22 22 22 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH IN
THE EVENING THEN 21 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH IN
THE EVENING THEN 21 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........32 41 53 55 57 73 73 77 84 77 61 69
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............80 76 73 72 70 70 69 70 69 69 68 69
RH..............54 62 73 79 87 90 93 90 93 93 97 93
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 28 25 23 23 22 18 16 21 21 21
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.9 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 4
EYE LVL WND GST.16 16 17 15 14 14 13 11 10 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 20 17 16 14 14 14 15 16 16 15 14
FORECASTER...CALHOUN
REQUESTED BY...STEPH HARVEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2510877.0/LCH
.DELDT 04/17/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL STEPH.HARVEY@TFS.TAMU.EDU
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