URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 444 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 OKZ007-008-012-013-017>020-023>029-039-040-045-111745- /O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0010.140311T1800Z-140312T0100Z/ GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-CADDO- CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-STEPHENS-GARVIN- JEFFERSON- 444 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WARM...DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY...BECOMING NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT...THEN RISING AFTER THE WIND SHIFT. * TEMPERATURE...AROUND 80 DEGREES...THEN FALLING QUICKLY AFTER THE WIND SHIFT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FIRES MAY START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. REPORT SMOKE OR FIRE TO YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:39:09 +0000