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FNUS74 KLCH 181106
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL BU-246 250...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
506 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 18.
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 25 PERCENT TODAY.
FOG IS NOT ANTICPATED DUE TO THE VERY DRY AIR MASS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE AROUND
3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...366-1067 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............34 38 42 45 47 49 50 51 49
RH..............42 30 24 20 17 16 17 18 22
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 16 17 16 15 14 12 9
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2
EYE LVL WND GST.9 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.3 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.4 2.8 1.2
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 17 18 16 15 14 12 9
TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W W W W W
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 7 8 8 7 7 6 5 4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST AFTER 3
AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
WEATHER COV..... WID WID WID
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 42 39 37 37 36 34 34 34 33 34 33
RH..............28 34 43 52 51 54 56 58 61 63 64 66
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 9 8 8 8 9 8 8 7 7
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
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.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-1402 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 5 4 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 17 13
WEATHER COV.....WID WID
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST
TSTM COV........
TEMP............33 34 37 42 47 52 57 59 59 59 57 54
RH..............71 66 61 54 45 36 29 27 27 27 30 36
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N NE NE NE N N NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 12 12 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW N N N NE NE NE N N NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.4 2.2 3.0 3.9 4.5 4.6 3.4 1.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.0 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW N N N NE NE N N N N NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 10
TRANS WIND DIR..N NW N N N NE NE N N N N NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600427.0/LCH
.DELDT 01/18/26
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