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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
953 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026
..FIRE WEATHER WARNING IN EFFECT FOR (TODAY) MONDAY
LAZ031>033-044-045-055-073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254-
TXZ515-516-615-616-240000-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FW.W.0002.260223T1553Z-260224T0000Z/
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-UPPER JEFFERSON-NORTHERN ORANGE-
LOWER JEFFERSON-SOUTHERN ORANGE-
953 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING.
* 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 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 515 UPPER JEFFERSON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 516 NORTHERN
ORANGE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 615 LOWER JEFFERSON AND FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 616 SOUTHERN ORANGE.
* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 62.
* 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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