267 FXUS64 KLCH 071113 AFDLCHArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 613 AM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
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.KEY MESSAGES...
- High pressure will facilitate relatively mild and dry weather across the area through the midweek ahead while evening lows are projected to be noticeably cool tonight and Monday night.
- A slow rebound into the upper 80`s and 90`s is forecast for the rest of the work week with overall conditions trending toward the dry side through the end of forecast period.
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.SHORT TERM... (Today through Tuesday night) Issued at 1234 AM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
Wx map currently illustrates the cold front has now progressed offshore with observation sites reflecting a northerly regime. However, dry surface conditions are lagging a day behind as water vapor imagery shows deep layer subsidence and dry continental air to our north. Today`s forecast is shaping up to be milder with highs trending in the mid to upper 80`s while dewpoints are subject to be noticeably lower in the 60`s. That being said, short term model guidance still yields a slim chance of isolated pop up showers just offshore where the marine influence may help to initiate a few showers during the late afternoon toward the coast.
With the frontal boundary stalling offshore, high pressure over the central Plains will surge relatively mild weather toward SETX and SWLA through Monday night. Light to moderate NE breezes and mostly sunny skies are in the forecast to start the work week ahead. Although CAA is not expected to be significant Monday, low temperatures areawide will sink into the low 60`s areawide, with the potential of seeing upper 50`s across CenLA providing skies remain clear. Wafts of Gumbo stewing may be smelt during an evening stroll. For locations, along / south of the I-10 corridor, these will be coolest low temperatures observed since June 1st and a better welcome to meteorological Fall, which began on Sept 1st. Similarly, Tuesday will also remain dry with highs again in the mid to upper 80`s. Winds will begin to trend lighter Tuesday afternoon while gaining more easterly components. As high pressure to the north begins to broaden, our marine boundary layer will begin to build inland overnight Tuesday. This will help keep lows around the mid to upper 60`s, trending closer to 70F south of I-10.
Kowalski / 30
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.LONG TERM... (Wednesday through Sunday) Issued at 1234 AM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
Looking ahead Wednesday a slow rebound to the low 90`s will take place with high pressure migrating over the Appalachians and slack ridging extending southwest to the TX / LA Gulf Coast. Both blended and deterministic model guidance continue to suggest negligible chances for precipitation through Friday while daytime highs attempt to inch further into the low to mid 90`s. At the time of this forecast package, the NHC has no tropical disturbances being monitored for development across the tropics as we move toward the climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season.
Kowalski / 30
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.AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 608 AM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
MVFR/IFR ceilings have formed across central Louisiana and down into Acadiana. With sunrise conditions should improve with VFR conditions expected for the rest of the TAF period. Dry air moving into the region will limit any convection and PROB30 is not needed for this forecast package.
Winds will be from the north-northeast around 10 knots.
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.MARINE... Issued at 1234 AM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
Isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue through tonight offshore ahead of/near the front, with rain chances decreasing through tomorrow. A modest offshore flow will develop this morning and remain in place through Wednesday behind the front. Offshore winds along with seas will be increasing late this afternoon into Monday as high pressure builds down from the Midwest and briefly tightens the pressure gradient overhead. By the mid week winds / gusts will ease and gain more easterly components.
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.FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 1234 AM CDT Sun Sep 7 2025
Moisture will continue to decrease today behind a cold front stalling offshore. Afternoon minimum relative humidity will generally range 45-55 percent today and further decreasing toward 30-45% on Monday. Dry weather will remain into the midweek, with little to no rainfall expected through the end of the forecast period at this time.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AEX 85 59 84 57 / 0 0 0 0 LCH 88 66 85 62 / 10 0 0 0 LFT 88 64 86 62 / 10 0 0 0 BPT 88 67 87 63 / 10 10 0 0
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.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...None. TX...None. GM...None. &&
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SHORT TERM...30 LONG TERM....30 AVIATION...14
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