Red Flag Warning
| Severity: | Severe |
| Status: | Actual |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Effective: | November 9, 2025, 6:45 am |
| Expires: | November 10, 2025, 1:00 am |
| Area: | Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Allen; Evangeline; St. Landry; Lafayette; Upper St. Martin; Lower St. Martin; West Cameron; East Cameron; Northern Calcasieu; Northern Jefferson Davis; Northern Acadia; Upper Vermilion; Upper Iberia; Upper St. Mary; Southern Calcasieu; Southern Jefferson Davis; Southern Acadia; Lower Vermilion; Lower Iberia; Lower St. Mary; Tyler; Hardin; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton; Upper Jefferson; Northern Orange; Lower Jefferson; Southern Orange |
| Sender: | NWS Lake Charles LA |
...Fire weather warning in effect for Sunday.. Elevated fire weather conditions will persist from today through Wednesday. Today and Monday will be the biggest concerns for firenweather as the dry cold front passes through the region and veryndry air will follow. Dew points will drop into the 30s whilenminimum RH values will be around 25 to 35%. In addition, windsnwill be from the north around 15 to 25 MPH with gusts up to 35nMPH. While today will be the main concern for fire weather, hencenwarning issuance, elevated fire weather will be a concern through Wednesday The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a Red Flag Warning for elevated Fire Weather conditions acrossnsoutheast Texas, southwest Louisiana, central Louisiana, and southncentral Louisiana which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 7nPM CST this evening. This product replaces the previous Fire Weather Watch.
• 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,nFire Weather Zone 044 Lafayette, Fire Weather Zone 045 Upper St. Martin, Fire Weather Zone 055 Lower St. Martin, Fire Weather Zone 073 West Cameron, Fire Weather Zone 074 East Cameron, Fire Weather Zone 141 Northern Calcasieu, Fire Weather Zone 142 Northern Jefferson Davis, Fire Weather Zonen143 Northern Acadia, Fire Weather Zone 152 Upper Vermilion,nFire Weather Zone 153 Upper Iberia, Fire Weather Zone 154nUpper St. Mary, Fire Weather Zone 180 Tyler, Fire Weather Zonen201 Hardin, Fire Weather Zone 241 Southern Calcasieu, Fire Weather Zone 242 Southern Jefferson Davis, Fire Weather Zonen243 Southern Acadia, Fire Weather Zone 252 Lower Vermilion,nFire Weather Zone 253 Lower Iberia, Fire Weather Zone 254nLower St. Mary, Fire Weather Zone 259 Northern Jasper, Fire Weather Zone 260 Northern Newton, Fire Weather Zone 261nSouthern Jasper, Fire Weather Zone 262 Southern Newton, Fire Weather Zone 515 Upper Jefferson, Fire Weather Zone 516nNorthern Orange, Fire Weather Zone 615 Lower Jefferson and Fire Weather Zone 616 Southern Orange.
• TIMING...From 9 AM this morning to 7 PM CST this evening.
• WINDS...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
• RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent.
IMPACTS: Any fire that develops will catch and spreadnquickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditionsnare either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination ofnstrong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures canncontribute to extreme fire behavior.
