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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
223 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
OKZ004-009-010-014-021-022-033>036-TXZ083-160330-
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/O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-260516T0200Z/
HARPER-ELLIS-WOODWARD-ROGER MILLS-BECKHAM-WASHITA-HARMON-GREER-
KIOWA-JACKSON-HARDEMAN-
223 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR WESTERN OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR
HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR WESTERN OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT NORTH TEXAS, WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 103.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...90TH+ PERCENTILE...5 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (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.
OKZ005-015-016-037-TXZ084-085-160200-
/O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-260516T0200Z/
WOODS-DEWEY-CUSTER-TILLMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
223 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 102.
* 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...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (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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