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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
337 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2025
..FIRE WEATHER WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FROM TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. TODAY AND MONDAY WILL BE THE BIGGEST CONCERNS FOR FIRE
WEATHER AS THE DRY COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION AND VERY
DRY AIR WILL FOLLOW. DEW POINTS WILL DROP INTO THE 30S WHILE
MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE AROUND 20 TO 35%. IN ADDITION, WINDS
WILL BE FROM THE NORTH AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH. WHILE TODAY WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR FIRE WEATHER,
HENCE WARNING ISSUANCE, ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER WILL BE A CONCERN
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
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VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-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-TYLER-HARDIN-
NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
UPPER JEFFERSON-NORTHERN ORANGE-LOWER JEFFERSON-SOUTHERN ORANGE-
337 PM CST SUN NOV 9 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS, SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, CENTRAL LOUISIANA, AND
SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA , WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* 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 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 180 TYLER, 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 259 NORTHERN JASPER, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 260 NORTHERN NEWTON, 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...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* 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.
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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