053
FNUS74 KLCH 261223
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR VCSP UNIT 11...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
623 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 26.
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
REBOUNDING RH VALUES AND CALMER WINDS WILL HELP LIMIT FIRE DANGER
TODAY. HOWEVER, A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES DOWN THROUGH THE REGION LATE
TODAY, BRINGING WITH IT WIND SHIFT AND DRY AIRMASS BY FRIDAY
MORNING. LITTLE TO KNOW MEASURABLE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
FRONTAL PASSAGE, HOWEVER A FEW WIDELY SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS
WILL BE POSSIBLE. THERE IS A ROUGHLY 10-15 PERCENT CHANCE OF FOG
PRIOR TO SUNRISE. HOWEVER, DRY AIR WILL BE MOVING IN ABOUT THAT
TIME, SO ANY LINGERING FOG SHOULD BE DISSIPATED BY SUNRISE. FIRE
DANGER RETURNS OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE ARRIVAL OF DRY AIRMASS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........77 71 71 50 68 52 54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............73 74 76 76 76 77 76
RH..............79 76 71 71 71 71 71
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 18 17 15 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 3
EYE LVL WND GST.11 11 11 11 10 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.3 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 12 10 8 6 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE
IN THE EVENING. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG LATE IN
THE EVENING, THEN AREAS OF FOG AFTER 3 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........47 44 39 44 44 48 39 59 42 42 41 48
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY WID WID WID WID WID ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............74 72 69 68 67 66 65 65 64 63 62 62
RH..............79 81 90 93 93 97 100 97 100 100 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE S E S NW NW N NE N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 9 7 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 6 7
EYE LVL WND DIR.S SE SE S E S NW NW N NE N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.7 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S NW NW N NE NE N NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 3 5 5 5 3 5 6 5 9 10
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........58 68 66 64 54 45 35 25 16 6 6 5
WEATHER COV.....ARS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............62 61 63 66 70 73 77 79 80 81 80 79
RH..............97 100 97 90 76 68 58 52 47 46 45 49
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 10 9 8 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 6 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.4 2.4 3.4 4.3 4.9 4.8 3.6 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 8
FORECASTER...CALHOUN
REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604086.0/LCH
.DELDT 02/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JEFF.SPARKS@TPWD.TEXAS.GOV
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