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.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Red Flag Warning for Sunday

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for Fire Weather Information.

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
419 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR WESTERN OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...

HARPER-ELLIS-WOODWARD-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BECKHAM-WASHITA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-

419 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THISAFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 60S...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT...AND MODERATE NORTHWESTAND WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN RAPID RATES OF SPREAD OF ANY FIRES THAT OCCUR. ALTHOUGH MOST LOCATIONS WILL NOT SEE SUSTAINED WINDSPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER FOR VERY LONG THIS AFTERNOON...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS OF 30 MPH DURING THE EARLY AND MID AFTERNOONHOURS.