715
FNUS74 KLCH 091420
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR WC1 AND 2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
820 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON JANUARY 10.
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
AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE ON SATURDAY, STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
QUICKLY CAUSE MINIMUM RH VALUES TO FALL INTO THE 30S. WHILE HEAVY
RAIN WILL LIMIT FIRE POTENTIAL SATURDAY, BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY
WILL HAVE NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS WITH LOW RH VALUES.
INCREASED FIRE PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN THIS WEEKEND AND THE
START OF NEXT WEEK.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...427-701 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 8 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........75 74 80 85 91 90 90 89 90 92
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH
TEMP............62 63 64 65 65 65 64 63 61 60
RH..............97 90 84 75 70 68 65 65 67 67
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 14 15 16 17 17 17 16
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 23
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 10
EYE LVL WND GST.11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.7
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 20 17
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-488 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 7 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........93 90 87 84 82 80 78 77 77 76 76 77
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47
RH..............69 69 69 69 69 66 66 66 63 63 63 63
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 17 17 17 16 16 16 15 15 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 24 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 23 22
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 9
EYE LVL WND GST.14 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 18 20 20 20 20 20 18 17 16 15
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 9 8 8 7 7
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...244-1372 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 6 TO 9 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........77 72 67 62 61 60 59 61 62 64 67 70
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............47 47 48 49 51 54 57 58 59 60 59 58
RH..............60 60 60 58 54 47 42 40 40 39 40 42
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 18 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.3 3.0 3.5 4.1 4.4 4.5 3.9 3.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.2 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 16 17 18 20 21 21 21 20 17 15
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 7
FORECASTER...KOWALSKI
REQUESTED BY...LUCAS DOUCET
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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