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FXUS64 KLCH 241104
AFDLCH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
604 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..NEW UPDATE, AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
-AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN EARLY THIS MORNING
GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR.
-CONSISTENT SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. WILL MAINTAIN A WARM, TROPICAL AIRMASS OVER THE
REGION THROUGH THE WEEK WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS APPROACHING RECORDS IN
SOME SPOTS.
-A DRY COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY
NIGHT BRINGING TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO SEASONAL NORMALS THIS WEEKEND.
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 601 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
SOMEWHAT LOWER DEWPOINTS HAVE FILTERED IN BEHIND A WEAK BOUNDARY.
THIS HAS ALLOWED FOG TO MIX OUT EARLIER, HOWEVER A MIXTURE AND FOG
AND SMOKE MAY STILL LINGER IN JEFFERSON AND PORTIONS OF ORANGE
COUNTY, THEREFORE THE FOG ADV WILL CONTINUE THERE FOR A FEW MORE
HOURS.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 601 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
VISIBILITIES ARE IMPROVING AREA WIDE, HOWEVER FOG IS AGAIN
ANTICIPATED EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH LIFR VIS POSSIBLE ALONG THE I-10
CORRIDOR. LIGHT NE WINDS WILL QUICKLY BECOME EAST THEN SOUTHEAST
THIS MORNING.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 204 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
LIGHT, VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TURN BACK ONSHORE
THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WASHES OUT. THIS LIGHT
ONSHORE FLOW AND LOW SEAS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY TURNING
INCREASING WINDS OFFSHORE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 204 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL
DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A WEAK FRONTAL PASSAGE WHICH
WILL LOWER DEWPOINTS INTO THE MID TO UPPER 40S ACROSS CENTRAL
LOUISIANA THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL TURN BACK OUT OF THE SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH DEWPOINTS REBOUNDING QUICKLY BACK INTO THE UPPER 50S
TO LOWER 60S. STEADY LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEK ALONG WITH ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND NO
APPRECIABLE PRECIPITATION CHANCES. ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
AEX 81 57 85 58 / 0 0 0 0
LCH 81 61 81 61 / 0 0 0 0
LFT 82 61 83 61 / 0 0 0 0
BPT 81 61 81 61 / 10 0 0 0
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
LA...NONE.
TX...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR TXZ515-615-
616.
GM...NONE.
SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....05
AVIATION...05
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