Red Flag Warning
| Severity: | Severe |
| Status: | Actual |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Effective: | February 22, 2026, 6:58 pm |
| Expires: | February 23, 2026, 12:00 am |
| Area: | Avoyelles; Allen; Evangeline; St. Landry; Lafayette; Upper St. Martin; Lower St. Martin; 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 |
| Sender: | NWS Lake Charles LA |
...Fire weather warning in effect for Sunday...
• AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 029 Avoyelles, Fire Weather Zone 031 Allen, Fire Weather Zone 032 Evangeline, Fire Weather Zone 033 St. Landry, Fire Weather Zone 044 Lafayette, Fire Weather Zone 045 Upper St. Martin, Fire Weather Zone 055 Lower St. Martin, Fire Weather Zone 074 East Cameron, Fire Weather Zone 141 Northern Calcasieu, Fire Weather Zone 142 Northern Jefferson Davis, Fire Weather Zone 143 Northern Acadia, Fire Weather Zone 152 Upper Vermilion, Fire Weather Zone 153 Upper Iberia, Fire Weather Zone 154 Upper St. Mary, Fire Weather Zone 241 Southern Calcasieu, Fire Weather Zone 242 Southern Jefferson Davis, Fire Weather Zone 243 Southern Acadia, Fire Weather Zone 252 Lower Vermilion, Fire Weather Zone 253 Lower Iberia and Fire Weather Zone 254 Lower St. Mary.
• TIMING...Until 6 PM CST this evening.
• WINDS...North 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
• RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 22 percent.
• TEMPERATURES...Up to 60.
• LIGHTNING...None.
IMPACTS: Any fire that develops will catch and spreadnquickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION... Red Flag Warning criteria will benborderline for portions of coastal LA tomorrow. For now, a Fire Danger Statement was issued for Monday; however, an upgrade to a Red Flag Warning is not out of the question.
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.
