Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK

Issued

Jan 17, 2014, 3:29 PM CST (21:29 UTC)

Expired

Jan 17, 2014, 6:00 PM CST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Tulsa, OK

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WWUS84 KTSA 172129
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FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
329 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014


ARZ019-020-029-180000-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0002.140117T2129Z-140118T0000Z/
CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
329 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG 
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE BECOME CONDUCIVE THIS AFTERNOON FOR 
   RAPID FIRE SPREAD ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 

 * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 25 PERCENT.  

 * NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 25 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. 

 * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR 
   TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER 
   EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: 
   WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. 

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