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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1158 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING AREA WIDE
.WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS BEHIND A COLD FRONT MAY PRODUCE RED
FLAG CONDITONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA MONDAY.
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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-
1158 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR
ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS, AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT
MONDAY.
* 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...FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 56.
* 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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