Red Flag Warning
| Severity: | Severe |
| Status: | Actual |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Effective: | March 28, 2026, 12:52 pm |
| Expires: | March 29, 2026, 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 |
| Sender: | NWS Lake Charles LA |
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...
.Windy and dry conditions behind a cold front will produce rednflag conditons across much of the area Saturday and possibly Sunday.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNINGnTHROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANAnDUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
• 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 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 and Fire Weather Zone 254nLower St. Mary.
• TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM this morning ton7 PM CDT this evening. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Sundaynmorning through Sunday evening.
• WINDS...East 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
• RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 26 percent.
• TEMPERATURES...Up to 82.
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.nnA Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditionsnare forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possiblenRed Flag Warnings.
