808
FNUS74 KLCH 132230
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL BU-108112...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
430 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 14.
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 COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WILL CREATE
CONCERNING FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IS
IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY. THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL HAVE ELEVATED
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AS RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE 20 TO 40 PERCENT
RANGE STARTING ON THURSDAY AND STAYING THAT LOW THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. A SECOND DRY COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY WILL BRING ANOTHER
SURGE OF NORTH WINDS, AND A RED FLAG WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 20 TO
25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...366-1433 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........41 48 65 50 52 42 41 26 36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............51 55 59 62 62 64 62 62 60
RH..............80 72 60 54 52 48 52 50 53
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 17 17 20 21 21 21 21
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW NW N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 6
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 12 13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.6 2.2 2.7 3.4 4.2 4.7 4.4 2.0
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.3 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 17 21 23 25 25 24 20
TRANS WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 9
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH IN
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH IN
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-305 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 5 TO 9 METERS/SECOND DECREASING TO AROUND
4 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........32 38 29 19 19 18 18 14 11 7 7 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55 54 52 50 49 48 47 45 43 41 39 38
RH..............64 64 66 66 63 60 58 58 60 62 64 64
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 18 17 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 18 20 21 21 20 17 15 13 12 10
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 4
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3
TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...213-1128 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........7 6 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............37 37 38 40 43 46 49 51 52 52 50 48
RH..............64 64 59 55 47 40 34 30 29 29 33 39
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 10 9 7
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1
EYE LVL WND GST.9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 5 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.2 1.8 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.7 3.5 2.6 1.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 3
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 1
FORECASTER...TINGLER
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600081.0/LCH
.DELDT 01/14/26
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