Fire Weather Warning for Parts of Area

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has posted a Red Flag Fire Warning for parts of the KWGS/KWTU listening area. Below is the official statement for the weather service office:

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE AND OSAGE.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
UNSEASONABLY HOT...DRY CONDITIONS. THE FIRE DANGER THREAT WILL
BE THE HIGHEST OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...GENERALLY WEST OF
HIGHWAY 75.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 20 TO 25 PERCENT.

* STRONG WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.

IMPACTS...
* ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER
LIVES AND PROPERTY.

DEFINITION...
* A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24
HOURS...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES.
THE PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER
HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT
COULD START FIRES.