452
FNUS74 KLCH 311248
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR SIECKE STAND 15...TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
748 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON JULY 31.
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
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE REGIONAL FORECAST THROUGH
AT LEAST EARLY SATURDAY, OWING TO HOT, HUMID AND DRY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TODAY. RAIN CHANCES ARE LESS THAN 5 PERCENT TODAY BUT DO
INCREASE ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXPECTED TO
SINK THROUGH THE REGION LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. DAYTIME
MINIMUM RH VALUES TODAY WILL RANGE 30 TO 40 PERCENT AND 40 TO 50
PERCENT SATURDAY. WINDS TODAY WILL START IN THE WSW VECTOR AT 5
TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING MORE SW AT AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
UP TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 36 36 52 31 35 29 35 28 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............78 82 86 90 92 94 95 96 97 96
RH..............94 82 70 60 54 49 48 45 43 43
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 14 14 12 12 13 12 13 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4
EYE LVL WND GST.10 9 8 8 7 7 8 7 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.7 4.2 4.8 5.2 5.7 5.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 12 10 10 9 9 9 9
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........27 16 3 11 12 9 9 10 30 14 20 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............96 94 89 86 84 83 82 81 80 80 79 79
RH..............43 47 59 68 72 77 79 82 85 85 88 88
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 17 18 17 18 16 16 16 16 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 10 11 10 11 10 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 13 13 13 14 14 12 12 12 12
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 20 18 27 42 46 52 50 52 52 45 64
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............78 77 79 82 86 88 90 91 92 93 93 93
RH..............91 90 91 82 72 68 62 60 58 54 54 54
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW W W W W W W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.10 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.7 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.3 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.0 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 13 14 12 10 10 9 10 12 8
FORECASTER...CALHOUN
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM A MCCRADY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2618725.0/LCH
.DELDT 07/31/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WMCCRADY@TFS.TAMU.EDU
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