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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1147 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED
* AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA.
* TIMING: FROM 9 AM CST UNTIL 6 PM CST.
* 20 FOOT WIND: NORTH WIND AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 PERCENT.
* FUELS: MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT CONTINUES ACROSS THE FIRE
DANGER STATEMENT AREA. FUELS OPEN TO QUICK BURNING POSSIBLE.
MARSH GRASSES WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE.
* IMPACTS: WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR ERRATIC
WILDFIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT COULD INADVERTENTLY CAUSE WILDFIRES ARE
DISCOURAGED. AVOID PARKING VEHICLES OR USING WELDING OR GRINDING
EQUIPMENT NEAR DRY GRASS, BRUSH, AND WEEDS. DO NOT TOSS CIGARETTE
BUTTS ON THE GROUND.
BE SURE TO REPORT WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE
DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.
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