Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
300 PM CDT Thu Oct 8 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA FRIDAY...

.Breezy and dry conditions on the outer periphery of Hurricane
Isaias combined with dry fuels will produce red flag conditions
across portions of central and southwest Louisiana and southeast
Texas Friday.

LAZ027-028-030>032-TXZ259>262-100000-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FW.W.0006.261009T1600Z-261010T0000Z/
Vernon-Rapides-Beauregard-Allen-Evangeline-Northern Jasper-
Northern Newton-Southern Jasper-Southern Newton-
300 PM CDT Thu Oct 8 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR
WIND 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 and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from 11 AM to 7 PM CDT Friday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 027 Vernon, Fire Weather
  Zone 028 Rapides, Fire Weather Zone 030 Beauregard, Fire
  Weather Zone 031 Allen, Fire Weather Zone 032 Evangeline, Fire
  Weather Zone 259 Northern Jasper, Fire Weather Zone 260
  Northern Newton, Fire Weather Zone 261 Southern Jasper and
  Fire Weather Zone 262 Southern Newton.

* TIMING...From 11 AM to 7 PM CDT Friday.

* WINDS...Northeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 25 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 92.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly.
  Extreme fire behavior is possible given dry fuels and ongoing
  drought. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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Silas

Air Quality Alert

TXZ102>105-117>121-131-133>135-092245-

Air Quality Alert Message
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Relayed by National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
231 PM CDT Thu Oct 8 2026

...OZONE ACTION DAY...

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued
an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Friday,
October 9, 2026.

Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing
high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
on Friday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a
ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work,
avoiding drive-through lanes, conserving energy, and keeping your
vehicle properly tuned.

For more information on ozone:

Ozone: The Facts (www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/ozonefacts)

Air North Texas: (www.airnorthtexas.org)

EPA Air Now
(www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action.local_state&STATEID=45&TAB=0)

Take care of Texas (www.takecareoftexas.org)

North Central Texas Council of Governments Air Quality
(www.nctcog.org/trans/air/index.asp)

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1205 PM CDT Thu Oct 8 2026

ARZ001-002-010-011-119-120-129-219-220-229-OKZ049-053-055>071-
073>075-154-172-176-254-272-276-354-376-091715-
Benton-Carroll-Washington AR-Madison-Northern Crawford-
Northern Franklin-North and Central Sebastian-Southern Crawford-
Central and Southern Franklin-Southern Sebastian-Pushmataha-
Choctaw-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-
Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair-
Muskogee-McIntosh-Pittsburg-Haskell-Latimer-Western Osage-
Northern Sequoyah-Northern Le Flore-Northeast Osage-
Central and Southern Sequoyah-Central Le Flore-Southeast Osage-
Southern Le Flore-
1205 PM CDT Thu Oct 8 2026

This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected through tonight.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Spotter Activation Not Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
FRIDAY through MONDAY...No Hazards.
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
South winds will increase going into the weekend and continue into
early next week, primarily across northeast Oklahoma and far
northwest Arkansas. These winds will increase fire weather
concerns in the region.

A frontal boundary is expected to bring at least low chances for
thunderstorms toward the middle of next week. The timing of this
front remains highly uncertain at this point, however.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

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