Fire Weather Watch issued October 15 at 9:39AM CDT until October 17 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

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  "id": "nws:516b28357233c293923a29df",
  "authorityId": "urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.525bbf7898c641a578138077af98b5c5ed810bc5.001.1",
  "sender": "w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov",
  "references": [],
  "category": "weather",
  "title": "Fire Weather Watch issued October 15 at 9:39AM CDT until October 17 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA",
  "eventType": "Fire Weather Watch",
  "occurredAt": "2026-10-15T14:39:00.000Z",
  "issuedAt": "2026-10-15T14:39:00.000Z",
  "timeBasis": "Bulletin issued",
  "effectiveAt": "2026-10-15T14:39:00.000Z",
  "onsetAt": "2026-10-16T16:00:00.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2026-10-15T22:45:00.000Z",
  "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-17T06:00:00.000Z",
  "severity": "Severe",
  "urgency": "Future",
  "certainty": "Possible",
  "messageType": "Alert",
  "status": "Source alert",
  "place": "Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Allen; Evangeline; St. Landry; Lafayette; Upper St. Martin; Northern Calcasieu; Northern Jefferson Davis; Northern Acadia; Tyler; Hardin; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton",
  "coordinates": null,
  "issuer": "NWS Lake Charles LA",
  "summary": "Fire Weather Watch · Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Allen; Evangeline; St. Landry; Lafayette; Upper St. Martin; Northern Calcasieu; Northern Jefferson Davis; Northern Acadia; Tyler; Hardin; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton. Severe; possible; urgency: future.",
  "description": "...RED FLAG WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL AND\nSOUTHWEST LOUISIANA FRIDAY...\n\n.With the ongoing drought conditions, we have KBDI values well\ninto the 700s, with 10-hour and 100-hour fuel moisture values\nhovering around 25%. Subsidence behind the front will further dry\nout the already dry continental air mass, leading to a\nsignificant drop in dew points following the front. The forecast\ndrops RH values below 30% across central Louisiana and the\ninterior portions of southeast Texas. Friday through Sunday look\nto be concerning for fire weather. However, Saturday appears to\nbe the most critical day as the dry, subsided airmass becomes\nfully entrenched over the highly dried out fuels. This setup is\nsimilar to the weather conditions that sparked the Tiger Island\nfire in 2023, and fires that do spark could quickly spread out of\ncontrol..\n\n* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 027 Vernon, Fire Weather\nZone 028 Rapides, Fire Weather Zone 029 Avoyelles, Fire\nWeather Zone 030 Beauregard, Fire Weather Zone 031 Allen, Fire\nWeather Zone 032 Evangeline, Fire Weather Zone 033 St. Landry,\nFire Weather Zone 044 Lafayette, Fire Weather Zone 045 Upper\nSt. Martin, Fire Weather Zone 141 Northern Calcasieu, Fire\nWeather Zone 142 Northern Jefferson Davis, Fire Weather Zone\n143 Northern Acadia, Fire Weather Zone 180 Tyler, Fire Weather\nZone 201 Hardin, Fire Weather Zone 259 Northern Jasper, Fire\nWeather Zone 260 Northern Newton, Fire Weather Zone 261\nSouthern Jasper and Fire Weather Zone 262 Southern Newton.\n\n* TIMING...From Friday morning through late Friday night.\n\n* WINDS...North 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.\n\n* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent.\n\n* TEMPERATURES...Up to 85.\n\n* LIGHTNING...\n\n* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread\nquickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.",
  "instruction": "A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions\nare forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible\nRed Flag Warnings.",
  "url": "https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.525bbf7898c641a578138077af98b5c5ed810bc5.001.1",
  "source": "nws",
  "sourceName": "NOAA NWS"
}

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