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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1158 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA FRIDAY...
.BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS DUE TO A FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL COMBINE
WITH VERY DRY FUELS AND PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN PLACE FOR
ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA ON
SATURDAY.
LAZ027>030-TXZ180-259-260-162000-
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VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-TYLER-NORTHERN JASPER-
NORTHERN NEWTON-
1158 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM
CDT SATURDAY FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST
TEXAS...
* 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 180 TYLER, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 259 NORTHERN JASPER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 260
NORTHERN NEWTON.
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM
CDT SATURDAY. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 82 FRIDAY, UP TO 72 SATURDAY.
* LIGHTNING...
* 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.
LAZ031>033-044-045-055-073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254-
TXZ201-261-262-515-516-615-616-162000-
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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-HARDIN-SOUTHERN JASPER-
SOUTHERN NEWTON-UPPER JEFFERSON-NORTHERN ORANGE-LOWER JEFFERSON-
SOUTHERN ORANGE-
1158 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST
TEXAS...
* 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 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 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 SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 31 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 72.
* LIGHTNING...
* 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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