602
FNUS74 KLCH 031132
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL BU-57...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
632 AM CDT WED JUN 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON JUNE 03.
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 TROPICAL AIR MASS AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE GULF
WILL RESULT IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING FROM AROUND MIDDAY
THOUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PERIODS
OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. STORMS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
THROUGH THE EVENING AND SHOULD BE ENDED BY 11 PM. AWAY FROM STORMS, EASTERLY
WINDS BETWEEN 5-10 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE DAY.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH OVERNIGHT TO PREVENT MOST FOG FORMATION
THURSDAY MORNING ALTHOUGH A FEW SPOTS OF SHALLOW GROUND FOG CANNOT BE COMPLETELY
RULED OUT. PROBABILITY OF FOG DEVELOPMENT THURSDAY MORNING IS 20%.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 4 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...427-1128 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........75 52 59 52 55 73 71 76 63
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY
TEMP............75 78 80 81 82 83 83 83 82
RH..............90 82 77 74 71 70 73 68 74
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 12 12 13 13 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-457 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 4 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........67 70 81 80 87 79 69 62 52 73 64 58
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........LKY CHC SCH SCH
TEMP............80 79 76 74 73 73 72 72 72 71 71 70
RH..............76 78 85 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 91 91
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 13 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-1494 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........66 71 62 64 55 59 61 58 54 54 47 46
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC
TEMP............70 69 71 72 76 78 80 81 83 83 83 84
RH..............88 89 89 84 71 69 67 65 62 64 63 61
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 14 14 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.5 0.9 1.0
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E SE E E
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 6 6
FORECASTER...JONES
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2614840.0/LCH
.DELDT 06/03/26
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