085  
FNUS74 KLCH 260827  
FWSLCH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL C-104...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
327 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 26.  
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
 
 
 
AREAS OF FOG WILL BURN OFF AFTER SUNRISE. THERE WILL BE A SMALL  
CHANCE OF RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON AS A MODEST  
UPPER DISTURBANCE INTERACTS WITH A STALLED FRONT TO THE NORTH.  
 
HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS  
A SLOW MOVING UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSES THROUGH THE REGION.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 9  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...305-1890 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.WEST AROUND 3 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST 2 TO 4 METERS/SECOND IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........67 74 54 43 37 42 48 58 52  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............64 69 74 78 81 83 83 83 84  
RH..............93 78 66 54 49 43 43 41 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N SW S SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 10  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW N N N SW S SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.1 2.2 3.1 4.4 5.6 6.2 6.1 4.5  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W N N NE E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 5 6 6 5 6 7 7 9  
TRANS WIND DIR..W N N NE E E E E E  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 4  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 8  
MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-853 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.EAST AROUND 4 METERS/SECOND SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH 3 TO 4 METERS/SECOND AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........56 67 62 70 70 75 66 79 81 88 81 93  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............83 79 76 71 70 68 66 65 64 63 62 62  
RH..............40 50 56 68 68 70 78 78 81 84 90 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E SE SE S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 12 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 8  
TRANS WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E SE SE S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH INCREASING TO UP  
TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...91-1097 METERS AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 3 TO 10 METERS/SECOND DECREASING TO 4 TO  
8 METERS/SECOND EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 METERS/SECOND IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........94 89 90 86 74 82 88 94 94 95 95 93  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............61 61 62 64 70 73 75 77 78 78 79 78  
RH..............93 93 90 90 71 62 56 48 46 45 42 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 12 13 14 15 17 18 18 18 18 17  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.2 2.1 2.8 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 2.6  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 9 12 15 17 20 21 22 21 18  
TRANS WIND DIR..S SE S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 4 4 5 7 8 9 9 10 9 8  
 

 
FORECASTER...TINGLER  
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2507896.0/LCH  
.DELDT 03/26/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRIAN.GIDCUMB@USDA.GOV  
 
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