National Weather Service Shreveport, La
3:28pm CDT Thu Oct 15, 2015
October 15, 2015 - A cold front will move across the area early Friday bringing gusty northerly winds and reinforcing the dry air mass already in place. The combination of afternoon minimum relative humidity values below 30%, wind speeds gusting up to 20MPH, and dry vegetation will lead to high fire danger area wide. Wind speeds should diminish during the weekend; but, a lack of rainfall will keep dry fuels and low values in place through the weekend.
The fire weather watch is in effect from Friday morning through Sunday evening for all of Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest and Southern Arkansas, East Texas, and Northwest and North Central Louisiana.
Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is currently banned in all counties and parishes in the four state region.
A fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warning.
