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RFWOUN
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1243 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
OKZ004-009-010-014-170300-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0029.260517T1600Z-260518T0200Z/
/O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0028.260516T1800Z-260517T0300Z/
HARPER-ELLIS-WOODWARD-ROGER MILLS-
1243 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR
HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 99.
* 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.
OKZ005-170300-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0029.260517T1600Z-260518T0200Z/
WOODS-
1243 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR
HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...
* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 96.
* IMPACTS...
* 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.
OKZ021-022-033>036-TXZ083-170300-
/O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0028.260516T1800Z-260517T0300Z/
BECKHAM-WASHITA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-HARDEMAN-
1243 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 101.
* 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.
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