007  
FNUS74 KLCH 031001  
FWSLCH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL BU-122, 123...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
401 AM CST WED DEC 3 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 03.  
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
 
 
WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHEASTERLY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF  
AN APPROACHING COASTAL LOW MOVING UP THE TEXAS COAST. DEWPOINTS WILL  
CLIMB FROM THE LOWER 30S INTO THE 40S AND 50S BY THIS EVENING WITH  
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING  
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. PRECIPITATION CHANCES GRADUALLY DIMINISH  
SATURDAY WITH COOLER, DRIER AIR PUSHING BACK INTO THE REGION SUNDAY  
ON NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-579 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........47 36 43 41 30 31 27 54 77  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............39 43 46 51 54 56 58 56 55  
RH..............82 75 68 59 55 53 53 59 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 12  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.4 0.6  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 8 8 9 8 8 7  
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S SE SE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO 4 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6  
MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-183 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST AROUND 6 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........80 83 85 84 90 93 92 94 96 96 98 96  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC LKY DEF LKY DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............52 50 49 49 49 49 48 48 48 47 48 48  
RH..............77 83 86 83 86 89 96 100 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE E E NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 12 12 10 10 10 10 12 13 14 15  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE E E NE NE NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 13  
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...213-457 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........95 94 95 95 95 95 95 94 93 92 93 94  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............48 47 48 49 50 51 51 51 50 50 49 48  
RH..............100 98 96 98 96 95 95 95 93 95 98 98  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 13  
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6  
 

 
FORECASTER...TINGLER  
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2526886.0/LCH  
.DELDT 12/03/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRIAN.GIDCUMB@USDA.GOV  
 
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