Saturday, January 17, 2009

Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch

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HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-KNOX-BAYLOR-240 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2009...

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON......

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF ABOUT 20 MPH WILL SUPPORT RAPID GROWTH OF WILDFIRES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILLCREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

Steve KE5BPL

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