RED FLAG WARNING TODAY We ALL knew this was coming today and it has. Pawnee Fire Weather Warning in effect from 1PM TUE until 8PM TUE RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM THIS EVENING. FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: OTTAWA & PAWNEE WASHINGTON & OSAGE CRAIG & NOWATA CREEK & WAGONER TULSA & ROGERS MAYES & DELAWARE. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE RED FLAG WATCH. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AS A DRY LINE MOVES THROUGH EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THIS WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY THIS EVENING WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES HOWEVER WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY MUCH OF TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT. STRONG WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. IMPACTS ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY. DEFINITION: A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. THE PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS LOWER HUMIDITIES AND LOWER TEMPERATURES. WHAT TO DO: DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ALL ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:39:49 +0000
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