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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1003 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026
..FIRE WEATHER WARNING IN EFFECT FOR (TODAY) TUESDAY
LAZ027>033-TXZ180-201-259>262-250000-
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VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
TYLER-HARDIN-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-
SOUTHERN NEWTON-
1003 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY, GUSTY WINDS, AND DRY FUELS, WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS 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 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 AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 262 SOUTHERN NEWTON.
* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 70.
* 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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