270
FNUS74 KLCH 231521
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGELINE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1021 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1612 CDT ON JULY 23.
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
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA IS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN CAMERON PARISH.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN FOR SOUTH LOUISIANA
IN THE MORNING AND FOR CENTRAL LOUISIANA IN THE AFTERNOON.
FOR GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALL DAY FOR CENTRAL LOUISIANA
WITH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH FROM THE EAST IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE AROUND 70% WITH MAX RH NEAR 100%.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........66 70
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC
TEMP............88 87
RH..............80 80
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..15 13
20 FT WIND GUST.30 28
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.14 14
EYE LVL WND GST.18 17
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........61 55 41 33 33 32 26 27 40 36 29 29
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH
TEMP............86 86 84 84 84 82 82 82 82 82 83 82
RH..............82 80 82 82 80 85 85 85 85 85 80 82
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 13 14 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.26 23 23 23 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.13 9 8 7 7 6 5 7 6 6 6 5
EYE LVL WND GST.16 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 11
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........26 11 8 3 5 5 9 5 6 11 8 33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............82 83 85 87 88 89 90 90 90 90 91 89
RH..............82 82 82 75 72 70 68 68 68 68 66 70
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 15 15 15 14 14 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 9 9 9 8 8 7
FORECASTER...SLAUGHTER
REQUESTED BY...JON KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617994.1/LCH
.DELDT 07/23/26
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.EMAIL JON_KING@FWS.GOV,KIMBERLY_FREY@FWS.GOV,ERIC_SISCO@FWS.GOV,JESSE_RODRIGUEZ@FWS.GOV
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