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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
235 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2024
..ELEVATED WILDFIRE THREAT TODAY
AN ELEVATED THREAT FOR WILDFIRES WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS NORTH AND
NORTHWEST SECTIONS OF ARKANSAS TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS
FORECAST TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR THIS PORTION OF THE STATE.
THIS LOW HUMIDITY WILL BE IN COMBINATION WITH BREEZY SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS THAT COULD GUST TO 30 TO OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES.
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.
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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