Very high fire danger, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa

BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
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-
128 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2012

…VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER ALERT
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…

IN ARKANSAS…
BENTON…CARROLL…WASHINGTON…MADISON…CRAWFORD…FRANKLIN AND
SEBASTIAN.

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.

TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 60S THIS AFTERNOON COUPLED WITH DRY AIR
WILL PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT. IN ADDITION
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WILL CONTINUE GUSTING TO 20 TO 25 MILES AN
HOUR. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN ELEVATED POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE
SPREAD. SHOULD ANY FIRES IGNITE…SUPPRESSION EFFORTS WILL BE
DIFFICULT. BURN BANS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR CHOCTAW AND
PITTSBURG COUNTIES IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA…BUT OUTSIDE BURNING IS
DISCOURAGED OVER ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
THIS AFTERNOON.

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
BURN BANS.

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