716
FNUS74 KLCH 221212
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR LORAN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
612 AM CST MON DEC 22 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 CST ON DECEMBER 22.
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
THERE IS A STALLED BOUNDARY SITTING OVERTOP THE I-10 CORRIDOR THIS
MORNING. NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY, SLIGHTLY DRIER CONDITIONS ARE
ONGOING, LIMITING MOST FOG DEVELOPMENT. ANY AREAS OF FOG WILL
DISSIPATE AFTER SUNRISE. THIS BOUNDARY WILL MOVE BACK NORTH IN
LATE MORNING HOURS, BRINGING DEEPER MOISTURE BACK NORTH. DEWPOINTS
IN THE 50S WILL DRIVE BACK INTO THE MID 60S, KEEPING DAYTIME MIN
RH VALUES IN THE 70 TO 75 % RANGE. A FEW VERY ISOLATED, LIGHT
SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN CENTRAL LA AFTER 10 AM AND UNTIL
SUNDOWN.
THERE IS A 40 TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF DENSE FOG IN CENTRAL
LOUISIANA TUESDAY MORNING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN WIDESPREAD FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-732 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........89 89 87 85 90 83 80 74 56 50 30 48
WEATHER COV.....ARS WID WID PTY PTY SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60 60 61 64 66 68 71 73 73 75 74 72
RH..............100 100 100 97 93 90 84 79 79 76 79 84
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 6 8 7 8 10 12 13 13 14 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E SE SE S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 5 3 2
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.4
TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-244 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........53 36 29 41 44 58 61 53 50 65 61 60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............70 68 67 67 66 65 64 63 62 62 61 60
RH..............90 93 93 93 93 97 97 97 100 97 97 100
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 9 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.5 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1280 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........58 42 51 59 50 42 33 28 24 19 17 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............61 60 61 63 66 70 73 75 76 76 74 72
RH..............97 96 97 93 90 78 71 66 62 62 66 73
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 7
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.5
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4
FORECASTER...CALHOUN
REQUESTED BY...JASON FRENCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2528001.0/LCH
.DELDT 12/22/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ANDREW.WALTERS2@USDA.GOV,JASON.FRENCH@USDA.GOV
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