Monday, January 19, 2009

Red Flag Warning Mon 1/19/09

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
416 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009

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416 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAGWARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 60S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT AREA EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST WELL INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE WEAKENING. WINDGUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 2 PM.
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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