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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1208 AM CST MON JAN 5 2026
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ROGER MILLS-BECKHAM-HARMON-HARDEMAN-
1208 AM CST MON JAN 5 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR VERY WARM, DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF
WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 83.
* 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...ELEVATED...1 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...5 (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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