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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1157 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA FRIDAY...
.BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ON THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF HURRICANE
ISAIAS COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS WILL PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST
TEXAS FRIDAY.
LAZ027>032-TXZ259>262-091700-
/O.CON.KLCH.FW.W.0006.261009T1600Z-261010T0000Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-
NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
1157 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY FOR FOR WIND 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 031 ALLEN, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 032 EVANGELINE, 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...FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 31 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 91.
* 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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