Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
446 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM
CDT SATURDAY DUE TO WIND SHIFT, MOISTURE DROP AND WIND, LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS, NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA, SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA, AND EAST AND
NORTHEAST TEXAS...
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Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette-
Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-Union-De Soto-
Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn-Grant-
Caldwell-La Salle-McCurtain-Red River-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-
Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk-
Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine-Sabine-
446 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM
CDT SATURDAY...
* AFFECTED AREA...Portions of south central and southwest Arkansas,
north central and northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, and east
and northeast Texas.
* TIMING...From 10 AM this morning to 1 AM CDT Saturday.
* WINDS...North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 30 to 72 percent.
* 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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1158 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026
...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.
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Vernon-Rapides-Avoyelles-Beauregard-Tyler-Northern Jasper-
Northern Newton-
1158 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM
CDT SATURDAY FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
...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.
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.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
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