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WWUS84 KSHV 161641
RFWSHV
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1141 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY DUE TO
GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY DUE TO
GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHWEST LOUISIANA, PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS, NORTHWEST LOUISIANA, SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA,
EAST, AND NORTHEAST TEXAS...
LAZ005-006-013-014-018>022-170600-
/O.NEW.KSHV.FW.W.0002.261017T1400Z-261018T0000Z/
/O.CON.KSHV.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-261017T0600Z/
LINCOLN-UNION-JACKSON-OUACHITA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-
LA SALLE-
1141 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY
..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT LA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA.
* TIMING...FOR THE FIRST RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY.
FOR THE SECOND RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* WINDS...FOR THE FIRST RED FLAG WARNING, NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH, AND FOR THE SECOND RED FLAG WARNING,
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 25 TO 35
PERCENT.
* FUELS...CRITICALLY TO EXTREMELY DRY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOLLOW ALL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. ONE LESS SPARK, ONE LESS WILDFIRE.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WE IDENTIFY WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT
PROMOTE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE WHICH MAY BECOME LIFE-THREATENING. THIS
DOES NOT MEAN THERE IS A FIRE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING
NOW OR WILL BEGIN SOON. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO
RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM AUTHORITIES.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>004-010>012-017-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-
108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-170600-
/O.CON.KSHV.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-261017T0600Z/
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-
BIENVILLE-SABINE-MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-
MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-
PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE-
1141 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY
* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS,
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA, SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA, AND EAST AND NORTHEAST
TEXAS.
* TIMING...UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 25 TO 35
PERCENT.
* FUELS...CRITICALLY TO EXTREMELY DRY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
FOLLOW ALL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. ONE LESS SPARK, ONE LESS WILDFIRE.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WE IDENTIFY WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT
PROMOTE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRE WHICH MAY BECOME LIFE-THREATENING. THIS
DOES NOT MEAN THERE IS A FIRE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING
NOW OR WILL BEGIN SOON. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO
RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM AUTHORITIES.
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