Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Weather conditions trigger red flag fire warning in northern Oklahoma through 8 pm CDT - National Weather Service

URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1035 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

…VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING…

.HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY WILL COMBINE
WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO PRODUCE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE
DANGER.

HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-
1035 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

…RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
LOW HUMIDITIES AND HOT TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH GUSTY
WINDS FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA…

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

* WIND…SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 MPH…WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY…MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 12 TO 15 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURE…HIGHS 93 TO 99 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. A
  STATEWIDE BURNING BAN CONTINUES FOR OKLAHOMA. REFRAIN FROM
  ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITY THAT COULD START WILDFIRES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FIRES MAY START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. REPORT SMOKE OR FIRE
TO YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.

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KAY-NOBLE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
1035 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

…RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND HOT WEATHER FOR PARTS
OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA…

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

* WIND…SOUTHERLY 20 TO 25 MPH…WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY…MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 TO 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURE…HIGHS 93 TO 99 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  A STATEWIDE BURNING BAN CONTINUES FOR OKLAHOMA. REFRAIN FROM
  ALL OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITY THAT COULD START WILDFIRES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FIRES MAY START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. REPORT SMOKE OR FIRE
TO YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.

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