Fire Weather Watch
| Severity: | Severe |
| Status: | Actual |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Effective: | October 15, 2026, 5:07 pm |
| Expires: | October 16, 2026, 5:15 am |
| Area: | Lower St. Martin; West Cameron; East Cameron; Upper Vermilion; Upper Iberia; Upper St. Mary; Southern Calcasieu; Southern Jefferson Davis; Southern Acadia; Lower Vermilion; Lower Iberia; Lower St. Mary; Upper Jefferson; Northern Orange; Lower Jefferson; Southern Orange |
| Sender: | NWS Lake Charles LA |
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRALnAND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA FRIDAY...
.Breezy and dry conditions due to a frontal passage will combinenwith very dry fuels and produce red flag conditions acrossnportions of central and southwest Louisiana and southeast Texasnthrough Friday afternoon. A Fire Weather Watch is in place for allnof southeast Texas and southwest and central Louisiana on Saturday The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a Fire Weather Watch for winds and low relative humidity, which is i
effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening.
• AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 055 Lower St. Martin, Fire Weather Zone 073 West Cameron, Fire Weather Zone 074 East Cameron, Fire Weather Zone 152 Upper Vermilion, Fire Weather Zone 153 Upper Iberia, Fire Weather Zone 154 Upper St. Mary,nFire Weather Zone 241 Southern Calcasieu, Fire Weather Zonen242 Southern Jefferson Davis, Fire Weather Zone 243 Southern Acadia, Fire Weather Zone 252 Lower Vermilion, Fire Weather Zone 253 Lower Iberia, Fire Weather Zone 254 Lower St. Mary,nFire 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 Saturday morning through Saturday evening.
• WINDS...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
• RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 35 percent.
• TEMPERATURES...Up to 72.
• LIGHTNING...
IMPACTS: Any fire that develops will catch and spreadnquickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditionsnare forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possiblenRed Flag Warnings.
