Extreme Fire Conditions

OKZ004-009-010-014-021-033>037-TXZ083>089-080000-/O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-081208T0000Z/HARPER-ELLIS-WOODWARD-ROGER MILLS-BECKHAM-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-
1252 PM CST SUN DEC 7 2008...
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THISAFTERNOON...

TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE LOWER TO MID 60S EARLY SUNDAYAFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ALREADY BELOW 20 PERCENTIN MANY AREAS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA.HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOONHOURS AND SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE.THESE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNSACROSS THE AREA. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED TO PREVENT THE STARTOR SPREAD OF WILD FIRES DUE TO THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS.A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONSARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OFSTRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILLCREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.