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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
204 AM CST WED FEB 28 2024
..ELEVATED WILDFIRE THREAT TODAY
AN ELEVATED THREAT FOR WILDFIRES WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF ARKANSAS TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO DROP
BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR MOST AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW HUMIDITY
WILL BE IN COMBINATION WITH NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15
MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 20 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
BE STRONGER IN THE MORNING HOURS...BUT HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE
OVER 30 PERCENT THEN.
IN ADDITION...THE FINER FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND SHRUBS ARE
DRYING OUT AND WILL CARRY SURFACE FIRE. CONDITIONS WILL FALL JUST
SHORT OF RED FLAG CRITERIA BUT THE SITUATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE
MONITORED IF WINDS REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FORESTRY DIVISION HAS ALMOST
ALL OF THE STATE IN A MODERATE TO HIGH WILDFIRE DANGER AT THIS TIME.
PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION IF ANY TYPE OF OPEN FLAME WILL BE USED TODAY.
IF A WILDFIRE IS OBSERVED...REPORT IT BY DIALING 911...OR REPORT
IT TO THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FORESTRY DIVISION AT
(800) 468-8834.
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