From National Weather Service, Tulsa – Red Flag Warning

…RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON…

OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-MAYES-DELAWARE-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
 TUE MAR 30 2010

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
IN OKLAHOMA…
OSAGE…WASHINGTON…NOWATA…CRAIG…OTTAWA…PAWNEE…MAYES…
DELAWARE…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…MUSKOGEE…MCINTOSH…SEQUOYAH…
PITTSBURG AND HASKELL.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
COMBINED WITH WARM TEMPERATURES…DRY FUELS…AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT WILL CREATE FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS FOR AGGRESSIVE FIRE SPREAD OF GRASS FIRES THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE SOME THIS
EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SLOWLY RISE. HOWEVER…WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE OVERNIGHT…
WHICH COULD STILL HAMPER RESPONSE TO ONGOING WILDFIRES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED…FAVORING RAPID GROWTH
AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. THE PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE
STRONGER WINDS…LOWER HUMIDITIES…AND WARMER TEMPERATURES.

ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES
AND PROPERTY. DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES
THAT COULD START FIRES.

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TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-
TUE MAR 30 2010

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…

IN OKLAHOMA…
TULSA…ROGERS…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE AND WAGONER.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
COMBINED WITH WARM TEMPERATURES…DRY FUELS…AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT WILL CREATE FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS FOR AGGRESSIVE FIRE SPREAD OF GRASS FIRES THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE SOME THIS
EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SLOWLY RISE. HOWEVER…WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE OVERNIGHT…
WHICH COULD STILL HAMPER RESPONSE TO ONGOING WILDFIRES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED…FAVORING RAPID GROWTH
AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. THE PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE
STRONGER WINDS…LOWER HUMIDITIES…AND WARMER TEMPERATURES.

ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES
AND PROPERTY. DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES
THAT COULD START FIRES.

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