URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 444 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS... .VERY WARM...VERY DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. AS THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...A WIND SHIFT WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS IF WILDFIRES OCCUR. 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. && $$ CMS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 444 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS... .VERY WARM...VERY DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. AS THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...A WIND SHIFT WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS IF WILDFIRES OCCUR. OKZ014-016-021-022-033>038-044-TXZ083>090-111745- /O.UPG.KOUN.FW.A.0008.140311T1800Z-140312T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0010.140311T1800Z-140312T0100Z/ ROGER MILLS-CUSTER-BECKHAM-WASHITA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- TILLMAN-COMANCHE-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX- BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- 444 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY WARM...VERY DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS...FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS TO 25 MPH... BECOMING NORTH THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...80 TO 90 DEGREES EARLY IN AFTERNOON THEN FALLING TEMPERATURES AS NORTHERLY WINDS BEGIN. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS VERY STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FIRES MAY START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. REPORT SMOKE OR FIRE TO YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. && $$
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