Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
488 FXUS64 KLCH 132324 AFDLCH Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 524 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... - Patchy dense fog possible late tonight into early Friday morning - Persistent weather pattern will continue through the weekend with above normal temperatures and humidity - Low precipitation chances return early next week ahead of the next cold front that will move through the area late next week. && .SHORT TERM... (Today through Saturday night) Issued at 515 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025 Persistent upper level ridging extending across much of the western gulf will maintain dry conditions through the weekend. At the surface, high pressure over the northeastern gulf will maintain light southerly to southeasterly flow over the next several days which will keep both temperatures and humidity well above climatological normals. This low level moisture, combined with clear skies and light winds will once again prove favorable for some patchy dense fog development late tonight into early Friday morning with nightly patchy fog likely continuing through the weekend. Jones && .LONG TERM... (Sunday through Thursday) Issued at 515 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025 Upper ridging will push off to the east early next week allowing mid level moisture to increase. The better moisture combined with above normal temperatures is expected to produce at least isolated, mainly diurnally driven, showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, but precipitation totals aren`t expected to amount to much. The previous synoptic support for these storms is less evident in most guidance today. Better precipitation chances are expected just beyond the official forecast period as guidance is in good agreement on another frontal passage Thursday on Friday. Jones && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 515 PM CST Thu Nov 13 2025 Expect a persistence forecast tonight with areas of patchy to dense fog expected after midnight which will dissipate with sunrise. Southerly winds will increase during daytime hours with the onset of daytime heating and the development of a mixed layer. Few cumulus will lazily move overhead hovering around 5000 feet. 11/Calhoun && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AEX 53 79 53 81 / 0 0 0 0 LCH 59 78 60 79 / 0 0 0 0 LFT 56 78 56 79 / 0 0 0 0 BPT 60 79 60 81 / 0 0 0 0 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...None. TX...None. GM...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...66 LONG TERM....66 AVIATION...11