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FXUS64 KLCH 142330
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
530 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WITH
BREEZY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING IN IT'S WAKE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING.
- APPARENT TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S
THURSDAY MORNING.
- ANOTHER DRY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1149 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY PRODUCING SCATTERED CLOUD COVER
EXTENDS FROM ROUGHLY SHREVEPORT, LA TO LUFKIN, TX AT THIS HOUR AND
WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE THERE
HAVE BEEN A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY, LITTLE TO NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. BREEZY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND
THE FRONT THIS EVENING WHICH, COMBINED WITH GOOD CAA, WILL PUSH
APPARENT TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL ABATE BRIEFLY BY MIDDAY THURSDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE SWINGS ACROSS THE REGION. BY THURSDAY NIGHT, THE HIGH WILL
BE EAST OF THE AREA TURNING WINDS BACK OUT OF THE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST, INCREASING DEWPOINTS AND MODERATING OVERNIGHT LOWS WHICH
WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO NEAR 70S FRIDAY ON BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW AHEAD OF ANOTHER, LARGELY DRY, FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL SWING
THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING IMPARTING ANOTHER SHOT OF COLDER AIR
FOR THE WEEKEND.
JONES
LONG TERM
(SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 1149 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL YIELD CLEAR SKIES, LIGHT WINDS AND SLIGHTLY
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE LIFTING NORTH
UP THE TEXAS GULF COAST BRINGING THE NEXT APPRECIABLE CHANCE OF RAIN
TO THE REGION FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
JONES
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 526 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ONGOING AND EXPECTED TO PREVAIL PAST THE DURATION
OF THIS FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS ARE STILL ELEVATED AND GUSTY AS A
RESULT OF A WEAK FRONT THAT HAS PROGRESSED THROUGH THE REGION,
HOWEVER THEY WILL START TO RELAX GOING INTO TOMORROW MORNING AS A
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN OUT OF THE WEST.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1149 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING WITH STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS
DEVELOPING IN IT'S WAKE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25-30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
UP TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WHICH WILL
PRODUCE RISING SEAS OF 4-7 FEET. LOW WATER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
IN THE COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS THURSDAY
MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO ABATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE TURNING ONSHORE FRIDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED
TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER BOUT OF STRONG
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THIS FRONT SATURDAY WITH OFFSHORE
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1149 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON WITH BREEZY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING IN IT'S WAKE.
DRIER AIR ADVECTING INTO THE REGION ON THESE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
WILL DROP MINIMUM RH VALUES INTO THE 20-30% RANGE THURSDAY.
SOUTHERLY WINDS BECOME REESTABLISHED ON FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
SHIFTS EAST OF THE REGION WHICH WILL INCREASE DEWPOINTS AND
AFTERNOON RH'S. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING TURNING BREEZY WINDS BACK OUT OF
THE NORTHWEST AND ADVECTING ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY DRY AIR INTO
THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 31 53 35 67 / 0 0 0 0
LCH 37 55 41 68 / 0 0 0 0
LFT 35 53 37 68 / 0 0 0 0
BPT 37 57 41 70 / 0 0 0 0
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR GMZ430-432-435-
436-450-452-455.
LOW WATER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY FOR GMZ430-
432-435-436.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR GMZ470-472-475.
SHORT TERM...66
LONG TERM....66
AVIATION...87
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