FNUS54 KSHV 161819 FWFSHV Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest Arkansas... Northwest Louisiana...East Texas...and Extreme Southeast Oklahoma National Weather Service Shreveport LA 119 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... .DISCUSSION... Behind the passage of the cold front, very dry air will overtake area fire districts, plunging relative humidity values into the 25 to 35 percent range. Concurrently, north-northwest winds will maintain sustained speeds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts of up to 35 mph possible. Very low minimum relative humidity values will continue tomorrow. However, winds will not be nearly as elevated as today, achieving sustained speeds of 5 to 15 kts with isolated gusts of up to 30 kts possible, the highest speeds expected across our southeastern zones in central Louisiana, which will be included in another Red Flag Warning from 7 AM to 9 PM tomorrow. All other zones will be included in a Fire Danger Statement. ARZ050-051-059-OKZ077-170915- Sevier-Howard-Little River-McCurtain- Including the cities of De Queen, Nashville, Mineral Springs, Dierks, Ashdown, Idabel, and Broken Bow 119 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 42 (-12) 69 (+4) 38 71 RH % (24h trend) 83 (-8) 28 (-7) 91 25 Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 11 G23 NE 5 LGT/VAR E 3 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 6 G17 NE 4 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1440 1160 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4740 3800 Transport Wnd (m/s) NE 4 SE 4 Transport Wnd (mph) NE 9 SE 8 Vent Rate (m/s-m) 5760 4640 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 42660 30400 Category Day 3 3 Dispersion Good Good Max LVORI Early 2 4 3 5 Max LVORI Late 4 1 5 2 Mix Hgt 500 46 53 Stability Class E B F B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph. $$ ARZ060-061-070>073-170915- Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette-Columbia-Union- Including the cities of Hope, Prescott, Texarkana, Stamps, Lewisville, Bradley, Magnolia, and El Dorado 119 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 44 (-15) 69 (0) 39 73 RH % (24h trend) 80 (-15) 30 (0) 83 24 Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 7 G20 NE 6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 5 NE 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1530 1320 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5010 4340 Transport Wnd (m/s) NE 5 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) NE 12 E 8 Vent Rate (m/s-m) 7650 5280 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 60120 34720 Category Day 3 3 Dispersion Good Good Max LVORI Early 2 4 3 4 Max LVORI Late 3 1 4 1 Mix Hgt 500 48 54 Stability Class F B F B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds. $$ TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-137-138-170915- Red River-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp-Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur- Marion-Gregg-Harrison- Including the cities of Clarksville, Bogata, Texarkana, Mount Vernon, Mount Pleasant, Pittsburg, Daingerfield, Lone Star, Naples, Omaha, Atlanta, Linden, Hughes Springs, Queen City, Mineola, Winnsboro, Quitman, Hawkins, Gilmer, Big Sandy, Jefferson, Longview, and Marshall 119 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 44 (-14) 69 (+2) 40 72 RH % (24h trend) 77 (-16) 32 (-2) 85 27 Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 11 G23 N 8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 6 NE 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1500 1290 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4910 4220 Transport Wnd (m/s) NE 5 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) NE 12 E 8 Vent Rate (m/s-m) 7500 5160 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 58920 33760 Category Day 3 3 Dispersion Good Good Max LVORI Early 2 3 3 4 Max LVORI Late 3 1 4 1 Mix Hgt 500 48 55 Stability Class E B F B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ136-149>153-170915- Smith-Cherokee-Rusk-Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby- Including the cities of Tyler, Jacksonville, Rusk, Henderson, Carthage, Nacogdoches, and Center 119 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 47 (-14) 68 (-1) 42 72 RH % (24h trend) 72 (-25) 33 (0) 79 28 Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 14 G25 N 11 G20 NE 3 E 3 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 10 G20 N 8 LGT/VAR E 4 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1550 1330 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5080 4360 Transport Wnd (m/s) NE 5 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) NE 12 E 8 Vent Rate (m/s-m) 7750 5320 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 60960 34880 Category Day 3 3 Dispersion Good Good Max LVORI Early 2 3 3 4 Max LVORI Late 3 1 3 1 Mix Hgt 500 49 56 Stability Class E C F B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ165>167-170915- Angelina-San Augustine-Sabine- Including the cities of Lufkin, San Augustine, Hemphill, and Pineland 119 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 49 (-16) 70 (-3) 44 74 RH % (24h trend) 67 (-32) 34 (+1) 74 28 Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 12 G23 NE 11 G22 NE 3 NE 4 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 10 G23 N 8 LGT/VAR NE 4 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1580 1330 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5190 4350 Transport Wnd (m/s) N 6 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) N 13 E 8 Vent Rate (m/s-m) 9480 5320 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 67470 34800 Category Day 4 3 Dispersion Very Good Good Max LVORI Early 2 2 3 3 Max LVORI Late 2 1 3 1 Mix Hgt 500 50 57 Stability Class E C F B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph. $$ LAZ001>004-012-170915- Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Bienville- Including the cities of Shreveport, Bossier City, Minden, Springhill, Homer, Haynesville, Arcadia, Ringgold, and Gibsland 119 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 46 (-16) 68 (-3) 41 72 RH % (24h trend) 75 (-19) 31 (+1) 76 25 Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 9 G22 NE 10 G19 NE 3 NE 3 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 8 G19 NE 7 LGT/VAR E 3 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1530 1350 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5040 4420 Transport Wnd (m/s) NE 6 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) NE 13 E 8 Vent Rate (m/s-m) 9180 5400 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 65520 35360 Category Day 4 3 Dispersion Very Good Good Max LVORI Early 2 3 3 3 Max LVORI Late 3 1 3 1 Mix Hgt 500 49 55 Stability Class E C F B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph. $$ LAZ005-006-013-014-170915- Lincoln-Union-Jackson-Ouachita- Including the cities of Ruston, Farmerville, Bernice, Jonesboro, and Monroe 119 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 46 (-18) 69 (-4) 42 74 RH % (24h trend) 75 (-18) 30 (-2) 74 24 Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 11 G20 NE 11 G21 NE 4 NE 3 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 10 G19 NE 10 NE 3 E 3 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1590 1370 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5200 4510 Transport Wnd (m/s) NE 6 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) NE 14 E 8 Vent Rate (m/s-m) 9540 5480 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 72800 36080 Category Day 4 3 Dispersion Very Good Good Max LVORI Early 2 3 3 3 Max LVORI Late 3 1 3 1 Mix Hgt 500 49 54 Stability Class E C F B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 90. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 90. East winds around 5 mph. $$ LAZ010-011-017-170915- De Soto-Red River-Sabine- Including the cities of Mansfield, Stonewall, Logansport, Coushatta, Martin, Many, Zwolle, and Pleasant Hill 119 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 48 (-17) 69 (-3) 43 73 RH % (24h trend) 69 (-26) 31 (0) 73 26 Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 10 G23 NE 9 G20 LGT/VAR NE 3 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 8 G21 N 8 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1540 1370 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5070 4480 Transport Wnd (m/s) NE 6 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) NE 13 E 9 Vent Rate (m/s-m) 9240 5480 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 65910 40320 Category Day 4 3 Dispersion Very Good Good Max LVORI Early 2 3 3 3 Max LVORI Late 2 1 3 1 Mix Hgt 500 50 56 Stability Class E C F B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds. $$ LAZ018-170915- Natchitoches- Including the city of Natchitoches 119 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 49 (-16) 70 (-5) 44 74 RH % (24h trend) 68 (-29) 30 (-1) 73 27 Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 9 G22 NE 8 G20 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 6 G18 NE 8 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1550 1400 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5080 4600 Transport Wnd (m/s) NE 6 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) NE 14 E 9 Vent Rate (m/s-m) 9300 5600 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 71120 41400 Category Day 4 3 Dispersion Very Good Good Max LVORI Early 2 3 3 3 Max LVORI Late 3 1 3 1 Mix Hgt 500 50 56 Stability Class F B F B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 90. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 90. Light winds. $$ LAZ019>022-170915- Winn-Grant-Caldwell-La Salle- Including the cities of Winnfield, Colfax, Montgomery, Dry Prong, Clarks, Grayson, Columbia, Jena, Midway, and Olla 119 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Clear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 49 (-16) 70 (-7) 44 75 RH % (24h trend) 70 (-27) 31 (-3) 70 26 Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 11 G22 NE 13 G23 NE 5 NE 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 10 G23 NE 12 G20 NE 3 E 4 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1580 1410 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 5170 4630 Transport Wnd (m/s) NE 7 E 4 Transport Wnd (mph) NE 15 E 9 Vent Rate (m/s-m) 11060 5640 Vent Rate (mph-ft) 77550 41670 Category Day 4 3 Dispersion Very Good Good Max LVORI Early 2 3 2 3 Max LVORI Late 2 1 3 1 Mix Hgt 500 50 55 Stability Class E C F B Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph. $$