340  
FNUS74 KLCH 072109  
FWSLCH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WC 1 AND 2...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
309 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CST ON JANUARY 11.  
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 COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY OR EARLY SATURDAY WITH  
LOW END RAIN CHANCES LINGERING INTO SATURDAY MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. A COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL ADVECT IN FOR SATURDAY  
AND SUNDAY. WHILE DEWPOINTS WILL BE LOWER SATURDAY THE LOWEST  
DEWPOINTS WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 18 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........60 63  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............58 57  
RH..............38 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.11 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 16  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........64 64 64 64 64 63 63 62 60 59 59 60  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............56 54 53 51 50 49 48 47 46 44 43 42  
RH..............43 46 49 52 54 55 56 58 59 61 64 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 15 15  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........60 55 49 44 43 43 42 41 39 37 44 52  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............42 42 44 45 47 50 52 53 54 55 54 53  
RH..............65 64 60 57 52 46 43 41 40 39 41 43  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 10 9 9  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.2 1.8 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7  
 

 
FORECASTER...TINGLER  
REQUESTED BY...LUCAS DOUCET  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528533.0/LCH  
.DELDT 01/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SAMI_GRAY@FWS.GOV,LUCAS_DOUCET@FWS.GOV  
 
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