Fire Weather Watch issued October 16 at 12:21AM CDT until October 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA

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   16 October 2026 at 05:32 UTC

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   Fire Weather Watch issued October 15 at 10:51AM CDT until October 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA

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   Fire Weather Watch issued October 16 at 12:21AM CDT until October 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA

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   16 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC

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   16 October 2026 at 19:30 UTC

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   ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY... .A strong cold front will quickly move through the area Friday afternoon. The front will be mostly if not completely dry as it moves through the area. Quickly after it moves into the Gulf much drier air will surge in behind it. In addition cooler air will move in along with strong northerly winds. On Saturday sunny skies and winds in the first 1500-3000 ft will be out of the same direction sllowing for efficient mixing. This will help to bring wind gusts of 15 to as high as 30 miles an hour across most locations along and north of I-10. This will also lead to even drier air mixing into the area helping to drop the RH into the mid to lower 30% range with some locations seeing the relative humidity just below 30%. This will combine with current D1 and D2 drought conditions across all of southwest Mississippi and much of southeast LA along and northwest of a line from Thibodaux to Franklinton. This could provide ample fuel for wildfires. The combination of breezy to gusty winds, current drought conditions, ample fuel, and very dry conditions will allow any fire that develops to spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * AFFECTED AREA...Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, St. Helena, Washington, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Assumption, St. James, Wilkinson, Amite, Pike, Northern Tangipahoa, Walthall, Southeast St. Tammany, Northern St. Tammany, Southwestern St. Tammany, Central Tangipahoa, Lower Tangipahoa, Northern Livingston, Southern Livingston, Western Ascension and Eastern Ascension. * WINDS...North 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catc…

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   ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY... .A cold front will move through the area later today bringing very dry air with RH values falling into the low to mid 30s along with windy conditions with some gusts around 30 mph. The combination of gusty winds, current drought conditions, ample dry fuel, and very dry conditions will allow any fire that develops to spread quickly. * AFFECTED AREA...Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, St. Helena, Washington, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Assumption, St. James, Wilkinson, Amite, Pike, Northern Tangipahoa, Walthall, Southeast St. Tammany, Northern St. Tammany, Southwestern St. Tammany, Central Tangipahoa, Lower Tangipahoa, Northern Livingston, Southern Livingston, Western Ascension and Eastern Ascension. * WINDS...North 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catc…

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   Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 05:21 UTC

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     "category": "weather",
     "title": "Fire Weather Watch issued October 16 at 12:21AM CDT until October 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA",
     "eventType": "Fire Weather Watch",
     "occurredAt": "2026-10-16T05:21:00.000Z",
     "issuedAt": "2026-10-16T05:21:00.000Z",
     "timeBasis": "Bulletin issued",
     "effectiveAt": "2026-10-16T05:21:00.000Z",
     "onsetAt": "2026-10-17T14:00:00.000Z",
     "expiresAt": "2026-10-16T19:30:00.000Z",
     "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-18T01:00:00.000Z",
     "severity": "Severe",
     "urgency": "Future",
     "certainty": "Possible",
     "messageType": "Update",
     "status": "Source update",
     "place": "Pointe Coupee; West Feliciana; East Feliciana; St. Helena; Washington; Iberville; West Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge; Assumption; St. James; Northern Tangipahoa; Southeast St. Tammany; Northern St. Tammany; Southwestern St. Tammany; Central Tangipahoa; Lower Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Southern Livingston; Western Ascension; Eastern Ascension; Wilkinson; Amite; Pike; Walthall",
     "coordinates": null,
     "issuer": "NWS New Orleans LA",
     "summary": "Fire Weather Watch · Pointe Coupee; West Feliciana; East Feliciana; St. Helena; Washington; Iberville; West Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge; Assumption; St. James; Northern Tangipahoa; Southeast St. Tammany; Northern St. Tammany; Southwestern St. Tammany; Central Tangipahoa; Lower Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Southern Livingston; Western Ascension; Eastern Ascension; Wilkinson; Amite; Pike; Walthall. Severe; possible; urgency: future.",
     "description": "...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY...\n\n.A cold front will move through the area later today bringing very\ndry air with RH values falling into the low to mid 30s along with\nwindy conditions with some gusts around 30 mph. The combination of\ngusty winds, current drought conditions, ample dry fuel, and very\ndry conditions will allow any fire that develops to spread\nquickly.\n\n* AFFECTED AREA...Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana,\nSt. Helena, Washington, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, East\nBaton Rouge, Assumption, St. James, Wilkinson, Amite, Pike,\nNorthern Tangipahoa, Walthall, Southeast St. Tammany, Northern\nSt. Tammany, Southwestern St. Tammany, Central Tangipahoa,\nLower Tangipahoa, Northern Livingston, Southern Livingston,\nWestern Ascension and Eastern Ascension.\n\n* WINDS...North 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.\n\n* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent.\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.c3ccd5506aa8bf503173867d0947dde1e89adbe9.002.1",
     "source": "nws",
     "sourceName": "NOAA NWS"
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