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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1157 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
.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-
1157 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
STRONG WINDS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA DUE TO
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG NORTH WINDS, AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA AND IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY 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 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254
LOWER ST. MARY.
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 82.
* 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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TYLER-HARDIN-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-
SOUTHERN NEWTON-UPPER JEFFERSON-NORTHERN ORANGE-LOWER JEFFERSON-
SOUTHERN ORANGE-
1157 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 180 TYLER, FIRE WEATHER ZONE
201 HARDIN, 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 SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 41 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 82.
* 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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