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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
253 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
OKZ004-005-009-010-014-021-170400-
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HARPER-WOODS-ELLIS-WOODWARD-ROGER MILLS-BECKHAM-
253 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
ACROSS NORTHWEST AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR
HOT, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST AND WESTERN
OKLAHOMA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* WINDS...TODAY, SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH. ON FRIDAY, SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 90.
* 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...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (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.
OKZ015-016-022-170400-
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DEWEY-CUSTER-WASHITA-
253 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR
HOT, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 28 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 86.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...50TH-69TH PERCENTILE...3 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...ELEVATED...1 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...4 (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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