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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
859 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA TODAY...
.BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ON THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF HURRICANE
ISAIAS COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL PRODUCE RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
LAZ141-241-TXZ516-616-100000-
/O.EXA.KLCH.FW.W.0006.261009T1600Z-261010T0000Z/
NORTHERN CALCASIEU-SOUTHERN CALCASIEU-NORTHERN ORANGE-
SOUTHERN ORANGE-
859 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 141 NORTHERN CALCASIEU, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 241 SOUTHERN CALCASIEU, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 516
NORTHERN ORANGE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 616 SOUTHERN ORANGE.
* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 29 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 92.
* LIGHTNING...
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
LAZ027>032-TXZ259>262-100000-
/O.CON.KLCH.FW.W.0006.261009T1600Z-261010T0000Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-
NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
859 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 VERNON, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 028 RAPIDES, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 AVOYELLES, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 030 BEAUREGARD, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ALLEN, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 032 EVANGELINE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 259 NORTHERN
JASPER, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 260 NORTHERN NEWTON, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 261 SOUTHERN JASPER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 262 SOUTHERN
NEWTON.
* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 26 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 92.
* LIGHTNING...
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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