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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
150 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
.WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE RED
FLAG CONDITONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY
SUNDAY.
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290000-
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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-
150 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
STRONG WINDS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
* 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...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 23 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.
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TYLER-HARDIN-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-
SOUTHERN NEWTON-UPPER JEFFERSON-NORTHERN ORANGE-LOWER JEFFERSON-
SOUTHERN ORANGE-
150 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS, CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
A FIRE DANGER STATMENT WILL BE IN PLACE FOR INTEROR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA.
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