


Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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907 FXUS64 KLCH 162334 AFDLCH Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 634 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... - Minor river flooding is expected to persist over the next few days across portions of Sabine and Neches - Moderate rainfall chances today are forecast to decrease slightly into the midweek ahead, but daily scattered thundershowers remain possible through Friday - Temperatures will rise into the low to mid 90s midweek && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Wednesday night) Issued at 229 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 Our upper-level pattern remains steady, with a trough digging across the central Gulf Coast. While the trough is situated overhead, our wet pattern will persist, bringing widespread showers and thunderstorms today and Tuesday. PWAT values remain elevate, above the 90th percentile, supporting a Marginal risk of flash flooding today and possibility again tomorrow. This trough will eventually begin to shift eastward as a shortwave propagates across the central Plains Tuesday night and Wednesday. At the same time, ridging will begin to build in, promoting more subsidence and leading to reduced shower activity by midweek. Due to widespread cloud cover, high temperatures have struggled to climb out of the 80s. However, we cant rule out a few 90s across the region. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through next Sunday) Issued at 229 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 During the second half of the week, convection will be primarily diurnally driven, with less organized activity and more airmass thunderstorms developing along boundaries. As the ridge continues to build overhead, rain chances will drop to more typical summertime levels of 30 to 50% with showers mainly in the afternoon. Showers will be scattered and hit-or-miss, generally dissipating after sunset. With reduced cloud cover, temperatures will begin to rise into the low 90s along the coast, with a few degrees higher possible farther inland. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 629 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 Thunderstorm activity will be possible over the BPT terminal through about 17/01z. As the air mass becomes more stable with the loss of daytime heating and cloud cover from earlier convection, a stray light shower may be possible at terminals through about 17/02z then fair weather and mainly VFR conditions through the night. One exception will be the potential for patchy fog with MVFR conditions at the KAEX terminal from about 17/10z to 17/14z. On Tuesday, similar set up with a weakness aloft and a moist and unstable air mass, so expected scattered showers and storms to develop in the late morning into the afternoon. Rua && .MARINE... Issued at 229 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 Conditions remain calm across the coastal waters with light to moderate onshore flow last for the next several days. Combined seas will remain between 1 and 3 feet with. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AEX 73 91 73 91 / 30 40 0 40 LCH 77 88 77 89 / 20 40 0 40 LFT 75 87 75 89 / 30 60 0 70 BPT 75 89 77 89 / 10 30 0 40 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...None. TX...None. GM...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...14 LONG TERM....14 AVIATION...07