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Red Flag Warning issued October 15 at 11:58PM CDT until October 17 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

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...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA FRIDAY... .Breezy and dry conditions due to a frontal passage will combine with very dry fuels and produce red flag conditions across portions of central and southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas through Friday afternoon. A Fire Weather Watch is in place for all of southeast Texas and southwest and central Louisiana on Saturday. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR HIGH WINDS 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 180 Tyler, Fire Weather Zone 259 Northern Jasper and Fire Weather Zone 260 Northern Newton. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM Friday to 1 AM CDT Saturday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * WINDS...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 82 Friday, Up to 72 Saturday. * LIGHTNING... * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

Event time
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Provider
NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
US
Severity
Severe
area
Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Tyler; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton
event
Red Flag Warning
onset
2026-10-16T11:00:00-05:00
states
["LA","TX"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Likely
effective
2026-10-15T23:58:00-05:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.520ae4c7e56fab52702aa889a98cb6f281045094.001.1
references
["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.98ddaed3d34dfdbb52e349a9a4cf0bfc510ab92c.002.2"]
instruction
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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
message type
Update
freshness minutes
60
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