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WWUS84 KSHV 170751
RFWSHV
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
251 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING DUE TO WIND SHIFT, MOISTURE DROP AND WIND, LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST
LOUISIANA...
LAZ005-006-013-014-018>022-180000-
/O.CON.KSHV.FW.W.0002.261017T1400Z-261018T0000Z/
LINCOLN-UNION-JACKSON-OUACHITA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-
LA SALLE-
251 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA.
* TIMING...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 31 TO 69 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
FOLLOW ALL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. ONE LESS SPARK, ONE LESS WILDFIRE.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WE IDENTIFY WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT
PROMOTE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE WHICH MAY BECOME LIFE-THREATENING. THIS
DOES NOT MEAN THERE IS A FIRE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING
NOW OR WILL BEGIN SOON. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO
RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM AUTHORITIES.
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