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FXUS64 KLCH 192327
AFDLCH

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
527 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Areas of fog will clear through the mid morning hours today.
  Increasing cloud cover will limit fog potential during next few
  days.

- Precipitation chances return tomorrow night into Friday ahead of
  a Pacific cold front that will reach the area late in the week.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Tonight through Friday night)
Issued at 524 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025

Benign forecast will prevail until later Thursday when rain
chances start filtering in ahead of an approaching frontal system.
Increasing cloud cover will help to limit fog development Thursday
morning, however with an increase in overall moisture entrainment,
a dense fog advisory has been issued for areas along and south of
I-10.

Rain chances should largely increase into Friday morning. Although
chances will be increasing, expected rainfall totals will be
rather low, around 0.50 inches.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Saturday through next Tuesday)
Issued at 524 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025

The front hangs up in the region as upper low ejects off to the
north and east US keeping rainfall in the forecast through
Tuesday. On Tuesday, deeply amplified trof is expected to swing
across the central US bringing in a much cooler airmass.

11

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 524 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025

Fog, dense in spots, is once again expected to become an issue
tonight generally after 06Z through sunrise tomorrow. Most sites
will likely waffle around MVFR/IFR for a period before falling to
LIFR near the 10-12Z time frame. In addition, CIGS are expected
to fall to LIFR across most of the region through the same general
06-12Z time frame. Outside of the fog and low CIGS overnight, VFR
conditions with light to moderate southeast winds will continue to
prevail.



&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AEX  60  81  63  82 /   0  10  50  60
LCH  65  80  66  82 /  10  20  50  40
LFT  63  81  67  82 /   0   0  50  50
BPT  66  81  67  83 /   0  30  40  40

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...Dense Fog Advisory from midnight tonight to 8 AM CST Thursday
     for LAZ044-055-073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254.

TX...Dense Fog Advisory from midnight tonight to 8 AM CST Thursday
     for TXZ515-516-615-616.

GM...Dense Fog Advisory from midnight tonight to 8 AM CST Thursday
     for GMZ430-432-435-436.

&&

$$

SHORT TERM...11
LONG TERM....11
AVIATION...17