Red Flag Warning
| Severity: | Severe |
| Status: | Actual |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Effective: | October 16, 2026, 5:14 pm |
| Expires: | October 17, 2026, 1:15 am |
| Area: | 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; Hardin; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton; Upper Jefferson; Northern Orange; Lower Jefferson; Southern Orange |
| Sender: | NWS Lake Charles LA |
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRALnAND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...
.Breezy and dry conditions due to a frontal passage will combinenwith very dry fuels resulting in a period of high fire danger. Rednflag conditions will develop across portions of central andnsouthwest Louisiana and southeast Texas Friday afternoon andnevening, before winds decrease and humidity recovers somenovernight. Red flag conditions will then be expected again acrossnall of central and southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas duringnthe day Saturday The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a Red Flag Warning for high winds and low relative humidity, which isnin effect from 9 AM to 8 PM CDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watchnis no longer in effect.
• AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 031 Allen, Fire Weather Zonen032 Evangeline, Fire Weather Zone 033 St. Landry, Fire Weather Zone 044 Lafayette, Fire Weather Zone 045 Upper St. Martin,nFire Weather Zone 055 Lower St. Martin, Fire Weather Zone 073nWest Cameron, 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 201 Hardin, Fire Weather Zone 241 Southern Calcasieu,nFire Weather Zone 242 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, Fire Weather Zone 261 Southern Jasper, Fire Weather Zone 262 Southern Newton, Fire Weather Zone 515 Upper Jefferson, Fire Weather Zone 516 Northern Orange, Fire Weather Zone 615 Lower Jefferson and Fire Weather Zone 616 Southern Orange.
• TIMING...From 9 AM to 8 PM CDT Saturday.
• WINDS...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
• RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 31 percent.
• TEMPERATURES...Up to 73.
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.
