RED FLAG WARNING!

[TexasStooge]

RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1030 AM CST WED OCT 29 2003

OKZ004>006-009>011-014>017-021>024-027-028-033>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-300000-

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...FROM 1 PM THROUGH 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON...FOR STRONG WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THIS RED FLAG WARNING ARE:
ALFALFA... ATOKA... BECKHAM... BLAINE... BRYAN... CADDO...CANADIAN... CARTER... COAL... COMANCHE... COTTON... CUSTER...DEWEY... ELLIS... GARVIN... GRADY... GREER... HARMON... HARPER...JACKSON... JEFFERSON... JOHNSTON... KIOWA... LOVE... MAJOR...MARSHALL... MCCLAIN... MURRAY... PONTOTOC... ROGER...MILLS...STEPHENS... TILLMAN... WASHITA... WOODS AND WOODWARD IN OKLAHOMA...AND ARCHER... BAYLOR... CLAY... FOARD...HARDEMAN... WICHITA AND WILBARGER IN NORTH TEXAS.

DISCUSSION:
SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ...TEMPERATURES NEAR 80 DEGREES AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE START AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRES.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD.

[StormCrazyIowan]

Oh my!! Well, I hope they hold off!!!

[TexasStooge]

The Red Flag Warning has expired for some southern portions of Oklahoma, however a Red Flag Warning still continues for Choctaw County, OK.

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
725 AM CST THU OCT 30 2003

..RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR: MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...HASKELL...PITTSBURGH...LATIMER...LEFLORE...
SEQUOYAH...PUSHMATAHA...AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

WARM TEMPERATURES...INCREASED WIND SPEEDS...AND ONGOING DRY CONDITIONS WILL SUSTAIN THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA TODAY.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AN INCREASED FIRE WEATHER THREAT TODAY.

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. PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES.

FOR ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER FORECAST /OKCFWFTUL/ ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA OR CHECK OUR WEBPAGE AT http://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA/FIREWEATHER.HTML.

[TexasStooge]

I take iot back, a Red Flag warning has been reissued for Southern Oklahoma.

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
430 AM CST THU OCT 30 2003

OKZ023-024-027-028-033>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-310100-

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... AND A SMALL PART OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...FROM NOON TO 7 PM TODAY...FOR STRONG WINDS AND WARM TEMPERATURES...

COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THIS RED FLAG WARNING ARE: ATOKA... BRYAN... CARTER... COAL... GARVIN... JEFFERSON... JOHNSTON... LOVE... MARSHALL... MCCLAIN... MURRAY... PONTOTOC... AND STEPHENS IN OKLAHOMA... AND ARCHER AND CLAY IN NORTH TEXAS.

DISCUSSION: HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 80S... ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WARM TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 25 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TO CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR THE START AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRES.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD.