FXUS64 KLCH 210002

AFDLCH



Area Forecast Discussion

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

702 PM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...New AVIATION...



.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 no rain expected for the 

  remainder of the forecast period.



&&



.SHORT TERM...

(Tonight through Sunday night)

Issued at 152 PM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



Another warm and dry day has unfolded across the forecast area to 

end the work week, with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s amid 

partly cloudy skies at this time. Once again, surface high pressure 

is draped along the Eastern Seaboard to the NE Gulf Coast today, 

while aloft, a strengthening high pressure ridge is over the western 

CONUS. Moisture return has picked up a bit today, which will keep 

lows in the upper 50s to low 60s tonight. In addition, another round 

of fog is likely overnight into early tomorrow morning. 



Moving into the weekend, the west CONUS upper ridge will shift east 

and flatten out across the CONUS while surface high pressure 

continues to meander to our east. This will allow the ongoing 

warming trend to amplify a bit through the weekend. Highs will reach 

into the upper 80s across interior parts of the forecast area on

both Sat and Sun afternoon, with low to mid 80s elsewhere. 

Overnight, lows only fall into the upper 50s to mid 60s, around 10

degrees above seasonal norms. With ridging aloft, ongoing dry 

weather continues to prevail.



&&



.LONG TERM...

(Monday through next Thursday)

Issued at 152 PM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



The new work week brings more of the same unseasonably warm and 

dry weather as upper level ridging dominates the majority of the 

CONUS throughout the long term period. Only real concern will be 

the heat, as temperatures continue to warm into the low to mid 80s

across most of the region with a few spots reaching into the 

upper 80s further inland. Overnight, lows continue to only fall 

into the upper 50s to low 60s. In addition, no rainfall is 

expected through the week, with worsening drought conditions 

likely. 



&&



.AVIATION...

(00Z TAFS)

Issued at 658 PM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



Mostly VFR conditions ongoing with some cloud decks right north of

MVFR around the area. Gusty southerly winds will continue to 

taper tonight, and with that we could see another round of patchy 

to dense fog late tonight into early tomorrow morning. This fog 

will burn off by mid morning with VFR conditions prevailing once 

again. Winds will again become a bit breezy by the end of the 

period.



&&



.MARINE...

Issued at 152 PM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



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

weekend into early next week 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 152 PM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



Warm and dry conditions prevail through the weekend into early next 

week as upper ridging builds across the country. MinRH values will 

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

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

moisture slowly returns through the period, no rainfall is expected 

for the foreseeable future.



&&



.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

AEX  58  85  59  85 /   0   0   0   0 

LCH  61  79  63  80 /   0   0   0   0 

LFT  59  80  62  81 /   0   0   0   0 

BPT  61  80  62  81 /   0   0   0   0 



&&



.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

LA...None.

TX...None.

GM...None.

&&



$$



SHORT TERM...17

LONG TERM....17

AVIATION...87