Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1240 AM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...
.Windy and dry conditions behind a cold front may produce red
flag conditons across much of the area Monday.
TXZ180-201-259>262-515-516-615-616-281300-
/O.CON.KLCH.FW.A.0002.260329T1600Z-260330T0000Z/
Tyler-Hardin-Northern Jasper-Northern Newton-Southern Jasper-
Southern Newton-Upper Jefferson-Northern Orange-Lower Jefferson-
Southern Orange-
1240 AM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS WELL AS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 180 Tyler, Fire Weather Zone
201 Hardin, Fire Weather Zone 259 Northern Jasper, Fire
Weather Zone 260 Northern Newton, Fire Weather Zone 261
Southern Jasper, Fire Weather Zone 262 Southern Newton, 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 Sunday morning through Sunday evening.
* WINDS...South 5 to 10 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 35 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 82.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1248 AM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-290000-
Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette-
Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-De Soto-
Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn-
Grant-Caldwell-La Salle-McCurtain-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-
Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk-
Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine-
Including the cities of De Queen, Nashville, Mineral Springs,
Dierks, Ashdown, Hope, Prescott, Texarkana, Stamps, Lewisville,
Bradley, Magnolia, El Dorado, Shreveport, Bossier City, Minden,
Springhill, Homer, Haynesville, Ruston, Farmerville, Bernice,
Mansfield, Stonewall, Logansport, Coushatta, Martin, Arcadia,
Ringgold, Gibsland, Jonesboro, Monroe, Many, Zwolle,
Pleasant Hill, Natchitoches, Winnfield, Colfax, Montgomery,
Dry Prong, Clarks, Grayson, Columbia, Jena, Midway, Olla, Idabel,
Broken Bow, Clarksville, Bogata, Mount Vernon, Mount Pleasant,
Pittsburg, Daingerfield, Lone Star, Naples, Omaha, Atlanta,
Linden, Hughes Springs, Queen City, Mineola, Winnsboro, Quitman,
Hawkins, Gilmer, Big Sandy, Jefferson, Tyler, Longview, Marshall,
Jacksonville, Rusk, Henderson, Carthage, Nacogdoches, Center,
Lufkin, San Augustine, Hemphill, and Pineland
1248 AM CDT Sat Mar 28 2026
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL OF OUR
FOUR STATE REGION WHICH INCLUDES EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA,
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARKANSAS, EAST TEXAS, AND NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
Weather conditions will be favorable for wildfire growth.
* TIMING: From 11:00 AM this morning through 7:00 PM this evening.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: Afternoon values will range from the 20 to 30
percent range.
* WIND: Sustained northeast to east winds around 10-15 mph early
in the day with gusts up to 20 mph. Winds will begin to weaken
though during the afternoon hours, around the time RH values
reach their minimum.
* FUELS: Critically dry.
These conditions will support the spread of wildfires. Outdoor
burning and activities that involve open sparks or flames are
discouraged. Please report all wildfires to local law enforcement
as soon as possible.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1021 PM CDT Fri Mar 27 2026
TXZ021>044-290330-
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-
Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum-
Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
1021 PM CDT Fri Mar 27 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling
Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
Elevated fire weather conditions are forecast to return Sunday into
next week.
Low chances for thunderstorms are forecast to return by the middle
and end of next week.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
828 PM CDT Fri Mar 27 2026
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-290130-
Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK-
Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK-
Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK-
Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK-
Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK-
Washington OK-Washington AR-
828 PM CDT Fri Mar 27 2026
This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.
DISCUSSION...
Winds will continue to gust 25 to 35 mph through the late evening
hours before gradually diminishing overnight.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Spotter Activation Not Expected.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
SATURDAY...No Hazards.
SUNDAY and MONDAY...Very High Fire Weather Potential...High Wind Potential.
TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Very High Fire Weather Potential...
High Wind Potential.
WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm and High Wind Potential.
THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
South winds will return to the region on Saturday, with speeds
and gusts increasing Sunday into early next week. With
temperatures returning to well above normal levels during this
time frame, fire weather concerns will increase once again,
focused in parts of northeast Oklahoma where fuels remain locally
supportive of dangerous fire behavior. The pattern will
increasingly support shower and thunderstorm potential for the
middle to latter part of next week.
weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.
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