519
FNUS74 KLCH 161113
FWSLCH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAL BU-255 257...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
613 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 16.
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
VERY LIGHT, SCATTERED SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE AREA. A FEW
MORE MAY DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BUT LARGELY LITTLE TO NO
RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED. ANYWHERE WHERE A SMALL SHOWER MOVES, DO
NOT ANTICIPATE MEANINGFUL RAINFALL. OTHERWISE, MOISTURE STILL
MOVING INLAND WILL ALLOW FOR MINIMUM RH VALUES TO VARY IN THE 40
TO 50 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON.
PATCHY AREAS OF FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. FOG MAY BE DENSE AT TIMES.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SATURDAY NIGHT THAT MAY BRING SOME
PORTIONS OF THE AREA A WETTING RAIN. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT ON
SUNDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...549-1646 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 5 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........54 47 40 25 38 47 41 36 47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............72 75 78 82 84 85 86 85 85
RH..............84 76 67 56 53 46 45 48 48
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 13 13 14 14 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.5 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH DECREASING TO UP TO 4
MPH OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...122-1067 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 6 METERS/SECOND.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........37 20 8 2 3 6 17 30 49 48 69 77
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............84 81 77 75 72 71 70 69 68 67 67 67
RH..............49 54 62 69 79 81 87 93 97 100 97 97
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 16 17 16 16 14 12 12 12 10 12
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 10 10 10 10 8 7 7 7 6 7
MIX HGT (KM)....1.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 5
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 6 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT (M)...183-1768 METERS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS M/S.SOUTH 4 TO 8 METERS/SECOND INCREASING TO AROUND
9 METERS/SECOND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........83 75 50 37 24 23 21 20 21 22 23 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............67 66 68 71 75 79 82 84 86 87 87 85
RH..............100 100 93 84 74 62 53 49 45 42 43 46
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 20 21 20
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.7 6 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 12
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.4
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).5 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9
FORECASTER...CALHOUN
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GIDCUMB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610455.1/LCH
.DELDT 04/16/26
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