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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
225 PM CDT Fri Sep 1 2023

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR ALL OF EAST 
TEXAS, ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA, PORTIONS OF 
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS, AND MCCURTAIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

ARZ050-051-059-060-070-071-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-020100-
/O.CON.KSHV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-230902T0100Z/
Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Miller-Lafayette-Caddo-
Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-Union-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-
225 PM CDT Fri Sep 1 2023

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Red Flag
Warning for critical to extreme fire weather conditions, which is
in effect through 8 PM CDT this evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire districts in all of East Texas, all of
  Northern and Central Louisiana, portions of Southwest Arkansas,
  and McCurtain County in Southeast Oklahoma.

* TIMING...Through 8 PM this evening.

* WINDS...Northeast 5 to 10 mph, with occasional higher gusts

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20-25 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Mid to upper 90s.

* IMPACTS...Rapid ignition and spread of wildfires is possible 
  due to these very persistent hot and dry conditions.

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.

Burn Bans remain in effect or most of the Four State Region.
Avoid all outside burning. Do not toss lit cigarette butts
outside. Report wild fires to the nearest fire department or law
enforcement office.

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