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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1221 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY
.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER TODAY BRINGING VERY
DRY AIR WITH RH VALUES FALLING INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S ALONG WITH
WINDY CONDITIONS WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF
GUSTY WINDS, CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS, AMPLE DRY FUEL, AND VERY
DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS TO SPREAD
QUICKLY.
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PEARL RIVER-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
1221 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
* AFFECTED AREA...PEARL RIVER, HANCOCK, HARRISON AND JACKSON.
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 32 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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/O.CON.KLIX.FW.A.0002.261017T1400Z-261018T0100Z/
POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-WASHINGTON-
IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-
NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-SOUTHEAST ST. TAMMANY-NORTHERN ST. TAMMANY-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. TAMMANY-CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA-LOWER TANGIPAHOA-
NORTHERN LIVINGSTON-SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON-WESTERN ASCENSION-
EASTERN ASCENSION-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-
1221 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
* AFFECTED AREA...POINTE COUPEE, WEST FELICIANA, EAST FELICIANA,
ST. HELENA, WASHINGTON, IBERVILLE, WEST BATON ROUGE, EAST
BATON ROUGE, ASSUMPTION, ST. JAMES, WILKINSON, AMITE, PIKE,
NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA, WALTHALL, SOUTHEAST ST. TAMMANY, NORTHERN
ST. TAMMANY, SOUTHWESTERN ST. TAMMANY, CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA,
LOWER TANGIPAHOA, NORTHERN LIVINGSTON, SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON,
WESTERN ASCENSION AND EASTERN ASCENSION.
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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