398  
WWUS84 KOUN 160625  
RFWOUN  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK  
1225 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
OKZ004>007-009>012-014>018-021>024-027-033>038-044-170000-  
/O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0002.260116T1500Z-260117T0000Z/  
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-  
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-  
CANADIAN-GRADY-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-COTTON-  
1225 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO  
6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF  
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...  
 
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.  
 
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 55.  
 
* 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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME  
FIRE BEHAVIOR.  
 
 
 
 
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