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Fire Weather Watch for Allen; Evangeline; St. Landry +8 more

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Impacts: Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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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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...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.

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  1. Alert

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

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  2. Alert

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

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  3. Alert

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

    Official revision

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Lake Charles LA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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