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FNUS64 KSHV 160646
RFDSHV
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-170115-
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
146 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY FOR ALL OF
OUR FOUR STATE REGION WHICH INCLUDES EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA,
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARKANSAS, EAST TEXAS, AND NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR WILDFIRE GROWTH.
* TIMING: FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AVERAGING 25 TO 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. THE LOWEST HUMIDITY WILL BE FELT ACROSS NORTHEAST
TEXAS.
* WIND: SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST NEAR 5 TO 10 MPH WITH AN
OCCASIONAL GUST TO 15 MPH.
* FUELS: DRY TO CRITICALLY DRY.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR
BURNING AND ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE OPEN SPARKS OR FLAMES ARE
DISCOURAGED. PLEASE REPORT ALL WILDFIRES TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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