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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1054 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED
* AFFECTED AREA: CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
* TIMING: FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM CDT FRIDAY, AND FROM NOON UNTIL 7
PM CDT SATURDAY.
* 20 FOOT WIND: EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 20 TO 35 PERCENT.
* FUELS: FUELS ARE VERY DRY ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO ONGOING SEVERE
TO EXTREME DROUGHT. FORECAST ERC VALUES EXCEED 90TH PERCENTILE
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA, HIGHEST OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA.
* IMPACTS: WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR ERRATIC
WILDFIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT COULD INADVERTENTLY CAUSE WILDFIRES ARE
DISCOURAGED. AVOID PARKING VEHICLES OR USING WELDING OR GRINDING
EQUIPMENT NEAR DRY GRASS, BRUSH, AND WEEDS. DO NOT TOSS CIGARETTE
BUTTS ON THE GROUND.
BE SURE TO REPORT WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE
DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.
SILAS
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