476
FNUS74 KLCH 201058
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CALE C-13 RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
458 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CST ON DECEMBER 20.
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
LIGHT WINDS TO START THE PERIOD WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SHALLOW
PATCHY GROUND FOG THAT WILL QUICKLY DISSIPATE WITH DAYTIME HEATING.
OTHERWISE, LIGHT NORTH FLOW ALONG RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS AND
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES. TONIGHT, A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS BRINGING EVEN COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS. THERE WILL BE
THE POTENTIAL FOR FROST ON SATURDAY MORNING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH UP TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 14
TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-975 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTH 4 TO 10 METERS/SECOND INCREASING TO 6 TO
10 METERS/SECOND IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15 9 5 7 6 4 3 1 1 1 0 1
WEATHER COV..... PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............40 41 42 49 53 57 59 60 61 61 59 56
RH..............100 96 100 83 66 53 45 44 38 36 39 43
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N N NW NW N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 7 8 8 8 9 8 8 6
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 15 17 20 20 20 21 22 21 20 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW N N NW NW N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 4
EYE LVL WND GST.7 8 9 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.2 1.6 0.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.5 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N N N N N NW N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 15 16 17 20 22 22 22 17 14
TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N N NW N N N
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 8 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST OVERNIGHT.
WIDESPREAD FROST AFTER 3 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING,
THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 4 MPH OVERNIGHT
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND
5 MPH OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-152 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........1 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 5
WEATHER COV..... ARS ARS WID WID WID
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
TEMP............49 47 44 42 41 40 39 37 36 34 33 33
RH..............56 60 65 67 67 70 70 72 72 75 78 78
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE NE N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 16 15 15 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N NE NE NE N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 10 9
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH INCREASING TO
AROUND 4 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-762 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........7 5 3 5 6 7 3 1 0 1 1 1
WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
TEMP............33 31 33 38 42 45 49 50 52 53 50 48
RH..............78 85 82 70 62 55 48 45 45 43 49 54
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 13 13 13 12 10 10 10 10 9 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
EYE LVL WND GST.6 7 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.8 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5 1.8 1.1
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7
TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
FORECASTER...RUA
REQUESTED BY...BLAKE CREAGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2428803.1/LCH
.DELDT 12/20/24
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BLAKE.CREAGAN@USDA.GOV,STEVEN.STAPLES@USDA.GOV,JASON.FRENCH@USDA.GOV,DUSTIN.DILL@USDA.GOV
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