Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - New Orleans/Baton Rouge
Areas Affected: Pointe Coupee; West Feliciana; East Feliciana; St. Helena; Washington; Iberville; West Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge; Assumption; St. James; St. John The Baptist; Upper Lafourche; St. Charles; Upper St. Bernard; Upper Terrebonne; Lower Terrebonne; Lower Lafourche; Coastal Jefferson; Lower Plaquemines; Lower St. Bernard; Northern Tangipahoa; Southeast St. Tammany; Western Orleans; Eastern Orleans; Northern St. Tammany; Southwestern St. Tammany; Central Tangipahoa; Lower Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Southern Livingston; Western Ascension; Eastern Ascension; Upper Jefferson; Lower Jefferson; Upper Plaquemines; Central Plaquemines; Wilkinson; Amite; Pike; Walthall; Pearl River; Hancock; Harrison; Jackson
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 5:42pm CST
Alert Effective: Sunday 5:42pm CST
Alert Expires: Monday 6:00pm CST
Event Onset: Monday 10:00am CST
Event Ends: Monday 6:00pm CST
Issued by: NWS New Orleans LA
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY... .A Red Flag Warning is in effect for Monday due to a combination of low relative humidity and winds of 10 to 20 mph with higher gusts upwards of 30 mph. Refrain from burning while these conditions are present. The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a Red Flag Warning for critical fire weather conditions, which is in effect from 10 AM to 6 PM CST Monday. * AFFECTED AREA...Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, St. Helena, Washington, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Assumption, St. James, St. John The Baptist, Upper Lafourche, St. Charles, Upper St. Bernard, Upper Terrebonne, Lower Terrebonne, Lower Lafourche, Coastal Jefferson Parish, Wilkinson, Lower Plaquemines, Amite, Lower St. Bernard, Pike, Northern Tangipahoa, Walthall, Southeast St. Tammany, Western Orleans, Pearl River, Eastern Orleans, Northern St. Tammany, Southwestern St. Tammany, Hancock, Central Tangipahoa, Harrison, Lower Tangipahoa, Jackson, Northern Livingston, Southern Livingston, Western Ascension, Eastern Ascension, Upper Jefferson, Lower Jefferson, Upper Plaquemines and Central Plaquemines. * WINDS...North 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 25 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.acf644f5c2f535618494e57733dd6395fe2fdb98.001.1 Codes: MSZ068, MSZ069, MSZ070, MSZ071, MSZ077, MSZ080, MSZ081, MSZ082 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.acf644f5c2f535618494e57733dd6395fe2fdb98.001.1