FXUS64 KLCH 190700

AFDLCH



Area Forecast Discussion

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

200 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026



...New DISCUSSION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER...



.KEY MESSAGES...



- A warming trend to continue for most of the forecast period.



- High temperatures will be in the mid 80s to near 90 across 

  interior SETX and CenLA this weekend and early next week.



- Dry conditions continue, with little to no rain expected for the 

  remainder of the forecast period.



&&



.DISCUSSION...

Issued at 158 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026



Slightly cooler than average temperatures at many of our observation 

sites this morning with southerly winds assisting in driving up the 

dewpoints a bit. A surface high pressure will meander east and south 

of the forecast area through the remainder of the period with 

southerly flow prevailing through the next several days. Aloft, a 

strong ridge over the desert SW will ever so slightly weaken as it 

drifts southeastward. This ridge in combination with a trough over 

the Atlantic coast will allow for northerly to northwesterly flow to 

prevail aloft. With that, we can expect a warming trend, as daytime 

highs rise to about 10 degrees above normal going into the 

consecutive work week. 



Despite the stream of southerly flow continuing, little to no 

showers are expected in the entire day 0 to 7 forecast period. By 

the beginning of next week, the upper ridge will continue to erode 

as a weak and dry cool front moves through. This will provide no 

real relief in the way of cooling, and the high pressure behind the 

front will quickly move off with northerly flow lasting less than a 

full day. 



&&





.AVIATION...

(06Z TAFS)

Issued at 1229 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026



VFR conditions ongoing and expected to prevail with southerly

winds relaxing tonight before picking up slightly tomorrow. We

could see a few areas of patchy ground fog at some of the 

terminals, however with minimal impacts expected and low

confidence in locations, this was not added to this TAF cycle.



&&



.MARINE...

Issued at 158 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026



Light mainly S to SW winds and low seas will continue through the 

end of the week and into the weekend as surface high pressure 

lingers to our east. Ridging building in aloft will keep dry 

conditions in place, with no precipitation expected through the 

forecast period. 



&&



.FIRE WEATHER...

Issued at 158 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026



Dry conditions will begin to slowly moderate today through the later 

half of the week as light S to SW flow prevails. MinRH values will 

generally range from the mid 30s to mid 40s for inland locations, 

and from the upper 40s to mid 50s for areas along/south of I-10. 

While moisture slowly returns through the period, no measurable 

rainfall is expected for the foreseeable future.



&&



.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

AEX  79  53  83  57 /   0   0   0   0 

LCH  75  58  77  62 /   0   0   0   0 

LFT  76  55  79  60 /   0   0   0   0 

BPT  77  57  80  60 /   0   0   0   0 



&&



.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

LA...None.

TX...None.

GM...None.

&&



$$



SHORT TERM...87

LONG TERM....87

AVIATION...87