⚠️ 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 – 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.

* 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

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.