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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
740 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
..ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DANGER TODAY
ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH (LOCALLY
HIGHER GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE TERRAIN) WILL BE COMMON ACROSS
THE REGION TODAY BEHIND YESTERDAY'S STRONG COLD FRONT.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL TODAY, WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE UPPER 30S
TO LOWER 40S. HOWEVER, THE AIRMASS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION IS
VERY DRY AND THIS WILL YIELD AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES ONLY IN THE
15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. ADDITIONALLY, WIDESPREAD ABUNDANT DORMANT
GRASSES REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL SUPPORT RAPID FIRE
SPREAD FOR ANY FIRE STARTS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE QUICKLY TOWARD
SUNSET THIS EVENING.
AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT COULD INADVERTENTLY START A FIRE,
INCLUDING DISPOSING OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY. REPORT ANY WILDFIRES
TO LOCAL OFFICIALS.
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