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Fire Weather Watch issued October 15 at 12:07PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Fire Weather Watch · 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. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
- Bulletin issued
- 15 October 2026 at 17:07 UTC
- First saved by us
- 15 October 2026 at 17:17 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 16 October 2026
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- Severe · Source alert
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Lake Charles LA · 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
- Certainty / urgency
- Possible / Future
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 16 October 2026 at 05:15 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 17 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC / 18 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC
Archived official description
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA FRIDAY... .Breezy and dry conditions due to a frontal passage will combine with very dry fuels and produce red flag conditions across portions of central and southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas through Friday afternoon. A Fire Weather Watch is in place for all of 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 in 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, 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, Fire Weather Zone 254 Lower St. Mary, 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 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 spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instructions in this archived message
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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Our first saved version of Fire Weather Watch issued October 15 at 12:07PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 17:07 UTC
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