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Spot Forecast for CAL BU-122, 123...US FOREST SERVICE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
401 AM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CST on December 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office at (337) 477-5285, if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...

Winds will turn southeasterly this morning ahead of
an approaching coastal low moving up the Texas coast. Dewpoints will
climb from the lower 30s into the 40s and 50s by this evening with
widespread showers beginning late this evening and continuing
through Friday evening. Precipitation chances gradually diminish
Saturday with cooler, drier air pushing back into the region Sunday
on northerly winds behind a passing cold front.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 59.
Min humidity........53 percent.
Eye level winds.....Light winds.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......1900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 7 to 9 mph.
Mixing height (m)...183-579 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.Southeast 3 to 4 meters/second.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........47  36  43  41  30  31  27  54  77
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............39  43  46  51  54  56  58  56  55
RH..............82  75  68  59  55  53  53  59  66
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT wind gust.9   9   9   9   9   9   10  10  12
Eye lvl wnd dir.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
Eye lvl wnd spd.2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
Eye lvl wnd gst.5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   7
Mix hgt (kft)...0.9 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.4 0.6
Mix hgt (km)....0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.2
Transp wind dir.SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   SE  SE
Transp wind spd.7   7   8   8   8   9   8   8   7
Trans wind dir..SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   SE  SE
Trans spd (m/s).3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   3

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of rain showers
                    in the evening, then rain showers and chance of
                    thunderstorms overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 46.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Eye level winds.....Light winds becoming northeast up to 4 mph
                    after 3 am.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light, then becoming northeast 5 to 6
                    mph after 3 am. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms after 3 am.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 6 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast
                    around 13 mph early in the morning.
Mixing height (m)...91-183 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.Southeast 3 to 4 meters/second shifting to the
                    northeast around 6 meters/second early in the
                    morning.

TIME (CST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........80  83  85  84  90  93  92  94  96  96  98  96
Weather cov.....                SCH CHC LKY DEF LKY DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....                RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                                    CHC CHC CHC
Temp............52  50  49  49  49  49  48  48  48  47  48  48
RH..............77  83  86  83  86  89  96  100 100 100 100 100
20 FT wind dir..E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  E   E   NE  NE  NE
20 FT wind spd..2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   5   6   6
20 FT wind gust.12  10  12  12  10  10  10  10  12  13  14  15
Eye lvl wnd dir.E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  E   E   NE  NE  NE
Eye lvl wnd spd.1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   2   3   4   4
Eye lvl wnd gst.7   6   7   7   6   6   6   6   7   8   8   9
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
Mix hgt (km)....0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
Transp wind dir.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E   E   NE
Transp wind spd.6   7   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   10  13
Trans wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E   E   NE
Trans spd (m/s).3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   6

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Rain showers through
                    the day.
Max temperature.....Around 52.
Min humidity........93 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 6 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms early in the
                    morning.
Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 13 to 16 mph.
Mixing height (m)...213-457 meters AGL.
Transport winds m/s.Northeast 6 to 7 meters/second.

TIME (CST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........95  94  95  95  95  95  95  94  93  92  93  94
Weather cov.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........SCH SCH SCH
Temp............48  47  48  49  50  51  51  51  50  50  49  48
RH..............100 98  96  98  96  95  95  95  93  95  98  98
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT wind spd..6   7   7   7   7   8   8   8   8   7   6   6
20 FT wind gust.16  17  18  18  18  18  18  18  17  17  17  17
Eye lvl wnd dir.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
Eye lvl wnd spd.4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4
Eye lvl wnd gst.10  10  11  11  11  11  11  11  10  10  10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3
Mix hgt (km)....0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
Transp wind spd.15  16  16  16  16  15  15  15  14  14  14  13
Trans wind dir..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
Trans spd (m/s).7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   6   6   6   6

$$
Forecaster...TINGLER
Requested by...Brian Gidcumb
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2526886.0/LCH
.DELDT 12/03/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL brian.gidcumb@usda.gov