545
FNUS64 KTSA 171500
RFDTSA
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-055>058-060>063-066>076-
180000-
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1000 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DANGER TODAY
ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY
NOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TODAY. THE MORE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL SET UP WEST OF HIGHWAY 75 IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. A
RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR OSAGE, PAWNEE, CREEK, AND
OKFUSKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS, WITH SPEEDS IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE,
AND GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE DAYTIME. THE
STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 75. 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, WITH
THE LOWEST VALUES ALSO FOCUSED ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 75.
ADDITIONALLY, WIDESPREAD ABUNDANT DORMANT GRASSES REMAIN ACROSS
THE REGION AND WILL SUPPORT RAPID FIRE SPREAD FOR ANY FIRE STARTS.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY EVENING.
AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT COULD INADVERTENTLY START A FIRE,
INCLUDING DISPOSING OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY. REPORT ANY WILDFIRES
TO LOCAL OFFICIALS.
MEJIA
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