835
FNUS74 KLCH 101443
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR LUA BU 108/104...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
943 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
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
MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS TODAY, APART FROM A SMALL CHANCE FOR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS. OTHERWISE, WARM AND RELATIVELY HUMID CONDITIONS CONTINUE
WITH MINRH VALUES IN THE 50% RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANCES
INCREASE TOMORROW INTO THE WEEKEND WITH THE APPROACH OF A
DISTURBANCE.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO
6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...152-1585 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 2 TO 3 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 3 24 38 46 47 53 61 44
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............79 83 86 88 89 89 89 90 87
RH..............94 77 70 63 61 59 57 58 63
20 FT WIND DIR..N SW SW SW S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.N SW SW SW S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.5 3.7 4.8 5.0 5.2 1.6 2.6 0.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.6 0.5 0.8 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 6
TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-213 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........35 40 14 19 23 20 18 15 16 17 18 19
WEATHER COV.....CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........CHC
TEMP............87 86 81 79 79 78 78 77 76 75 75 74
RH..............65 70 82 88 88 91 91 94 97 100 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 3
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 7 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 6
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-1585 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........21 22 23 23 24 32 39 47 50 54 57 57
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............74 75 77 80 83 86 88 90 90 89 88 87
RH..............100 100 97 91 82 75 68 62 60 61 63 65
20 FT WIND DIR..N N SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 8
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.2 3.1 3.9 4.6 5.0 5.2 4.8 3.5
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 8 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
FORECASTER...DENSON
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW WALTERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2621581.0/LCH
.DELDT 09/10/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ADAM.BOUDREAUX@USDA.GOV,ANDREW.WALTERS2@USDA.GOV
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