958
FNUS74 KLCH 191148
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL BU-255 257...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
548 AM CST MON JAN 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 19.
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 DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY AS A SERIES OF
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEMS BUILD INTO THE REGION. ALTHOUGH WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT TO MODEST DURING THIS TIME FRAME, MINIMUM
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BELOW 30 PERCENT MONDAY,
AND LESS THAN 40 PERCENT ON TUESDAY, TO GO ALONG WITH ABNORMALLY DRY
OR MODERATE DROUGHT ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS, TO BRING ABOUT A FIRE
RISK FOR GRASS, MARSH, AND WOOD FIRES. CHANCES FOR MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL
RETURN TO THE FORECAST ON WEDNESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO
THE EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1341 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHWEST AROUND 1 METERS/SECOND INCREASING TO
AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 1 TO 2
METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
THE NORTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO
THE EAST 2 TO 3 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........0 2 2 3 6 6 6 5 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42 50 55 59 59 60 61 59 57
RH..............53 44 31 22 22 21 21 23 28
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N NE NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.2 2.0 3.0 3.6 4.1 4.4 3.6 1.2
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW E N N N NE NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 6 5 3 3 5 5 5 6
TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW E N N N NE NE E
TRANS SPD (M/S).1 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 3
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 3 3 4 5 9 13 18 17 17 21 27
WEATHER COV..... ARS ARS ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
TEMP............52 47 45 42 41 40 39 37 36 36 35 35
RH..............36 47 55 62 62 64 67 72 75 75 75 75
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 12 13 13 12 10 10 10 10 10 10
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
EYE LVL WND GST.5 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
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.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 12 13 13 13 12 8 8 8 8 9
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 3 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO
7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1006 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18 31 35 39 42 45 48 48 47 47 50 52
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST
TSTM COV........
TEMP............35 35 37 41 46 51 55 57 58 58 57 54
RH..............75 75 70 62 51 44 38 35 34 36 38 47
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.6 2.0 2.7 3.2 3.3 2.5 1.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 7
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600466.0/LCH
.DELDT 01/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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