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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
751 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ENDING THIS EVENING...

.The combination of low relative humidity, gusty northerly winds,
and dry fuels led to critical fire weather conditions across the
area today. Conditions are expected to improve this evening as
winds decrease and relative humidity recovers.

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Pointe Coupee-West Feliciana-East Feliciana-St. Helena-Washington-
Iberville-West Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge-Assumption-St. James-
Northern Tangipahoa-Southeast St. Tammany-Northern St. Tammany-
Southwestern St. Tammany-Central Tangipahoa-Lower Tangipahoa-
Northern Livingston-Southern Livingston-Western Ascension-
Eastern Ascension-Wilkinson-Amite-Pike-Walthall-Pearl River-
Hancock-Harrison-Jackson-
751 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY
NORTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

Winds are expected to gradually decrease and relative humidity
values will recover with the loss of daytime heating this evening,
bringing an end to the critical fire weather conditions. However,
dry fuels will remain in place, so outdoor burning is still
discouraged.

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