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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
623 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026
OKZ004-005-009-010-240030-
/O.CAN.KOUN.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-260424T0200Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ELLIS-WOODWARD-
623 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR HOT, DRY, AND WINDY
CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING.
WINDS HAVE WEAKENED AND SHIFTED TOWARDS THE NW. CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO IMPROVE.
OKZ014-021-033-240200-
/O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-260424T0200Z/
ROGER MILLS-BECKHAM-HARMON-
623 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF WESTERN
OKLAHOMA...
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 95.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...70TH-89TH PERCENTILE...4 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...CRITICAL...3 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (OUT OF 10).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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