
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES FOR
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW HUMIDITY....STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
* AFFECTED AREA...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN
MISSOURI OR AREAS ALONG SOUTH AND WEST OF A PITTSBURG KANSAS TO
GREENFIELD TO GALENA MISSOURI LINE.
* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S.
* IMPACTS...THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW GRASS AND FOREST FUELS
TO CATCH FIRE MORE EASILY THAN NORMAL. THE HIGH WINDS WILL ALLOW
ANY NATURAL COVER FIRES TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT
TO CONTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES FOR
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW HUMIDITY....STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
* AFFECTED AREA...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN
MISSOURI OR AREAS ALONG SOUTH AND WEST OF A PITTSBURG KANSAS TO
GREENFIELD TO GALENA MISSOURI LINE.
* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S.
* IMPACTS...THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW GRASS AND FOREST FUELS
TO CATCH FIRE MORE EASILY THAN NORMAL. THE HIGH WINDS WILL ALLOW
ANY NATURAL COVER FIRES TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT
TO CONTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES FOR
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW HUMIDITY....STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
* AFFECTED AREA...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN
MISSOURI OR AREAS ALONG SOUTH AND WEST OF A PITTSBURG KANSAS TO
GREENFIELD TO GALENA MISSOURI LINE.
* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S.
* IMPACTS...THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW GRASS AND FOREST FUELS
TO CATCH FIRE MORE EASILY THAN NORMAL. THE HIGH WINDS WILL ALLOW
ANY NATURAL COVER FIRES TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT
TO CONTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES FOR
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW HUMIDITY....STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
* AFFECTED AREA...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN
MISSOURI OR AREAS ALONG SOUTH AND WEST OF A PITTSBURG KANSAS TO
GREENFIELD TO GALENA MISSOURI LINE.
* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S.
* IMPACTS...THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW GRASS AND FOREST FUELS
TO CATCH FIRE MORE EASILY THAN NORMAL. THE HIGH WINDS WILL ALLOW
ANY NATURAL COVER FIRES TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT
TO CONTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES FOR
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW HUMIDITY....STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
* AFFECTED AREA...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN
MISSOURI OR AREAS ALONG SOUTH AND WEST OF A PITTSBURG KANSAS TO
GREENFIELD TO GALENA MISSOURI LINE.
* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S.
* IMPACTS...THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW GRASS AND FOREST FUELS
TO CATCH FIRE MORE EASILY THAN NORMAL. THE HIGH WINDS WILL ALLOW
ANY NATURAL COVER FIRES TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT
TO CONTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES FOR
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW HUMIDITY....STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
* AFFECTED AREA...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN
MISSOURI OR AREAS ALONG SOUTH AND WEST OF A PITTSBURG KANSAS TO
GREENFIELD TO GALENA MISSOURI LINE.
* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S.
* IMPACTS...THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW GRASS AND FOREST FUELS
TO CATCH FIRE MORE EASILY THAN NORMAL. THE HIGH WINDS WILL ALLOW
ANY NATURAL COVER FIRES TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT
TO CONTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES FOR
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW HUMIDITY....STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
* AFFECTED AREA...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN
MISSOURI OR AREAS ALONG SOUTH AND WEST OF A PITTSBURG KANSAS TO
GREENFIELD TO GALENA MISSOURI LINE.
* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S.
* IMPACTS...THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW GRASS AND FOREST FUELS
TO CATCH FIRE MORE EASILY THAN NORMAL. THE HIGH WINDS WILL ALLOW
ANY NATURAL COVER FIRES TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT
TO CONTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES FOR
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW HUMIDITY....STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
* AFFECTED AREA...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN
MISSOURI OR AREAS ALONG SOUTH AND WEST OF A PITTSBURG KANSAS TO
GREENFIELD TO GALENA MISSOURI LINE.
* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S.
* IMPACTS...THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW GRASS AND FOREST FUELS
TO CATCH FIRE MORE EASILY THAN NORMAL. THE HIGH WINDS WILL ALLOW
ANY NATURAL COVER FIRES TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT
TO CONTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES FOR
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW HUMIDITY....STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
* AFFECTED AREA...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN
MISSOURI OR AREAS ALONG SOUTH AND WEST OF A PITTSBURG KANSAS TO
GREENFIELD TO GALENA MISSOURI LINE.
* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S.
* IMPACTS...THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW GRASS AND FOREST FUELS
TO CATCH FIRE MORE EASILY THAN NORMAL. THE HIGH WINDS WILL ALLOW
ANY NATURAL COVER FIRES TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT
TO CONTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...
WAGONER...MAYES...DELAWARE...SEQUOYAH...PUSHMATAHA...
CHOCTAW...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE
FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...
MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON... SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND
FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE
DAY THURSDAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS APPROACHING 35 MPH WILL
BE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE
20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITIES
WILL BEGIN TO RECOVER THURSDAY EVENING...GUSTY NORTH WINDS
WILL REMAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
IMPACTS...
* THE PURPOSE OF FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE
TO ALERT LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OF DEVELOPING WEATHER
CONDITIONS THAT...WHEN COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY WILDLAND
FUELS...COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. TIMELY AND
ACCURATE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ENABLE FIRE FIGHTING AGENCIES
TO MANAGE RESOURCES AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SUPPRESSION
RESPONSES FOR PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY.
DEFINITION...
* A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR
TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER
EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
&&
$$
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...
WAGONER...MAYES...DELAWARE...SEQUOYAH...PUSHMATAHA...
CHOCTAW...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE
FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...
MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON... SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND
FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE
DAY THURSDAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS APPROACHING 35 MPH WILL
BE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE
20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITIES
WILL BEGIN TO RECOVER THURSDAY EVENING...GUSTY NORTH WINDS
WILL REMAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
IMPACTS...
* THE PURPOSE OF FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE
TO ALERT LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OF DEVELOPING WEATHER
CONDITIONS THAT...WHEN COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY WILDLAND
FUELS...COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. TIMELY AND
ACCURATE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ENABLE FIRE FIGHTING AGENCIES
TO MANAGE RESOURCES AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SUPPRESSION
RESPONSES FOR PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY.
DEFINITION...
* A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR
TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER
EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
&&
$$
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...
WAGONER...MAYES...DELAWARE...SEQUOYAH...PUSHMATAHA...
CHOCTAW...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE
FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...
MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON... SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND
FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE
DAY THURSDAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS APPROACHING 35 MPH WILL
BE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE
20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITIES
WILL BEGIN TO RECOVER THURSDAY EVENING...GUSTY NORTH WINDS
WILL REMAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
IMPACTS...
* THE PURPOSE OF FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE
TO ALERT LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OF DEVELOPING WEATHER
CONDITIONS THAT...WHEN COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY WILDLAND
FUELS...COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. TIMELY AND
ACCURATE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ENABLE FIRE FIGHTING AGENCIES
TO MANAGE RESOURCES AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SUPPRESSION
RESPONSES FOR PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY.
DEFINITION...
* A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR
TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER
EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
&&
$$
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...
WAGONER...MAYES...DELAWARE...SEQUOYAH...PUSHMATAHA...
CHOCTAW...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE
FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...
MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON... SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND
FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE
DAY THURSDAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS APPROACHING 35 MPH WILL
BE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE
20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITIES
WILL BEGIN TO RECOVER THURSDAY EVENING...GUSTY NORTH WINDS
WILL REMAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
IMPACTS...
* THE PURPOSE OF FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE
TO ALERT LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OF DEVELOPING WEATHER
CONDITIONS THAT...WHEN COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY WILDLAND
FUELS...COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. TIMELY AND
ACCURATE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ENABLE FIRE FIGHTING AGENCIES
TO MANAGE RESOURCES AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SUPPRESSION
RESPONSES FOR PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY.
DEFINITION...
* A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR
TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER
EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
&&
$$