National Weather Service, Tulsa has issued a fire weather alert for some counties in their area

PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
LATIMER-LE FLORE-
 FRI OCT 29 2010

…VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER ALERT
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…

IN OKLAHOMA…
PUSHMATAHA…CHOCTAW…OSAGE…WASHINGTON…NOWATA…CRAIG…
OTTAWA…PAWNEE…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…
OKMULGEE…WAGONER…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…MUSKOGEE…MCINTOSH…SEQUOYAH…
PITTSBURG…HASKELL…LATIMER AND LE FLORE.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 12 TO 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MILES
AN HOUR MEAN THAT ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE
DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.

A FIRE WEATHER ALERT IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED BUT ARE BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT MAY ALSO
BE ISSUED TO RELAY STATE OR COUNTY FIRE INFORMATION…SUCH AS BURNING BANS.

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