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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
602 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...
.BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS DUE TO A FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL COMBINE
WITH VERY DRY FUELS RESULTING IN A PERIOD OF HIGH FIRE DANGER.
RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING, BEFORE WINDS DECREASE AND HUMIDITY RECOVERS SOME
OVERNIGHT. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL THEN BE EXPECTED AGAIN ACROSS
ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS DURING
THE DAY SATURDAY.
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VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-TYLER-NORTHERN JASPER-
NORTHERN NEWTON-
602 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY
FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT
SATURDAY FOR HIGH WINDS 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 180 TYLER, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 259 NORTHERN JASPER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 260
NORTHERN NEWTON.
* TIMING...FOR THE FIRST RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 1 AM CDT
SATURDAY. FOR THE SECOND RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM
CDT SATURDAY.
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 72.
* 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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ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-NORTHERN CALCASIEU-
NORTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS-NORTHERN ACADIA-UPPER VERMILION-
UPPER IBERIA-UPPER ST. MARY-SOUTHERN CALCASIEU-
SOUTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS-SOUTHERN ACADIA-LOWER VERMILION-
LOWER IBERIA-LOWER ST. MARY-HARDIN-SOUTHERN JASPER-
SOUTHERN NEWTON-UPPER JEFFERSON-NORTHERN ORANGE-LOWER JEFFERSON-
SOUTHERN ORANGE-
602 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT
SATURDAY FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST
TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ALLEN, FIRE WEATHER ZONE
032 EVANGELINE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 ST. LANDRY, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 044 LAFAYETTE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 UPPER ST. MARTIN,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 LOWER ST. MARTIN, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073
WEST CAMERON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 EAST CAMERON, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 141 NORTHERN CALCASIEU, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 142 NORTHERN
JEFFERSON DAVIS, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 143 NORTHERN ACADIA, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 152 UPPER VERMILION, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153 UPPER
IBERIA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 154 UPPER ST. MARY, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 201 HARDIN, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 241 SOUTHERN CALCASIEU,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 242 SOUTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 243 SOUTHERN ACADIA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 LOWER
VERMILION, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 LOWER IBERIA, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 254 LOWER ST. MARY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 261 SOUTHERN
JASPER, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 262 SOUTHERN NEWTON, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 515 UPPER JEFFERSON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 516 NORTHERN
ORANGE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 615 LOWER JEFFERSON AND FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 616 SOUTHERN ORANGE.
* TIMING...FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 31 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 73.
* 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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