⚠️ Red Flag Warning – Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Tyler; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton – Thursday, October 15, 2026

Red Flag Warning issued October 15 at 12:07PM CDT until October 17 at 1:00AM 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.

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS…

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a Red
Flag Warning for wind, dry fuels, and low relative humidity which
is in effect from 11 AM Friday to 1 AM CDT Saturday.

A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather
Watch for winds and low relative humidity is in effect from
Saturday morning through Saturday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 027 Vernon, Fire Weather
Zone 028 Rapides, Fire Weather Zone 029 Avoyelles, Fire
Weather Zone 030 Beauregard, Fire Weather Zone 180 Tyler, Fire
Weather Zone 259 Northern Jasper and Fire Weather Zone 260
Northern Newton.

* TIMING…For the Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM Friday to 1 AM
CDT Saturday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday
morning through Saturday evening.

* WINDS…North 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 29 percent.

* TEMPERATURES…Up to 82.

* LIGHTNING…

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

Instructions

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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.