⚠️ Fire Weather Watch – Allen; Evangeline; St. Landry; Lafayette; Upper St. Martin; Northern Calcasieu; Northern Jefferson Davis; Northern Acadia; Hardin; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton – Thursday, October 15, 2026

Fire Weather Watch issued October 15 at 12:07PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

Details

…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. The Fire
Weather Watch has been cancelled.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 031 Allen, Fire Weather Zone
032 Evangeline, Fire Weather Zone 033 St. Landry, Fire Weather
Zone 044 Lafayette, Fire Weather Zone 045 Upper St. Martin,
Fire Weather Zone 141 Northern Calcasieu, Fire Weather Zone
142 Northern Jefferson Davis, Fire Weather Zone 143 Northern
Acadia, Fire Weather Zone 201 Hardin, Fire Weather Zone 261
Southern Jasper and Fire Weather Zone 262 Southern Newton.

* TIMING…From Saturday morning through Saturday evening.

* WINDS…North 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 31 percent.

* TEMPERATURES…Up to 86.

* LIGHTNING…

* IMPACTS…Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Instructions

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.