Alert archive / Oklahoma / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this red flag warning at Mar 21, 2016, 5:50 AM CDT for 30 counties in Oklahoma; 5 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 21, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2016, 5:50 AM CDT (10:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
All 35 counties
Alfalfa County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Harper County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Major County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Payne County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Baylor County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 118 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2152 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
826 WWUS84 KOUN 211050 RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 550 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...NEAR CRITICAL TO EXTREME WILDFIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK... .STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE WILDFIRE DANGER MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE PARTICULARLY LOW ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND SHIFTS IN ANY FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS. OKZ006>008-011>013-016>020-022>031-035-037-038-TXZ085-088-211900- /O.CAN.KOUN.FW.A.0012.160321T1800Z-160322T0100Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0013.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER- LOGAN-PAYNE-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN- CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-KIOWA-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-WILBARGER- BAYLOR- 550 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AND FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR MONDAY... * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...78 TO 90 TUESDAY. 75 TO 83 WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ004-005-009-010-014-015-021-033-034-036-TXZ083-084-087-211900- /O.UPG.KOUN.FW.A.0012.160321T1800Z-160322T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0013.160321T1800Z-160322T0100Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0013.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ELLIS-WOODWARD-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-BECKHAM-HARMON- GREER-JACKSON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-KNOX- 550 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AND FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...MID 70S TO UPPER 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ039-040-044-045-TXZ086-089-090-211900- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ STEPHENS-GARVIN-COTTON-JEFFERSON-WICHITA-ARCHER-CLAY- 550 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PART OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT AREAS OF NORTH TEXAS. * TIMING...AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
786 WWUS84 KOUN 211443 AAB RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 943 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREME WILDFIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE WILDFIRE DANGER TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE PARTICULARLY LOW ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND SHIFTS IN ANY FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS. OKZ006>008-011>013-016>020-022>027-035-037-038-TXZ085-088-212245- /O.EXA.KOUN.FW.W.0013.160321T1800Z-160322T0100Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0013.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER- LOGAN-PAYNE-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-KIOWA- TILLMAN-COMANCHE-WILBARGER-BAYLOR- 943 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... AT THE REQUEST OF OKLAHOMA FORESTRY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ004-005-009-010-014-015-021-033-034-036-TXZ083-084-087-212245- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0013.160321T1800Z-160322T0100Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0013.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ELLIS-WOODWARD-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-BECKHAM-HARMON- GREER-JACKSON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-KNOX- 943 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... FOR THE RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY... * TIMING...AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...LOWER TO MID 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ028>031-212245- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0013.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE- 943 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...MID 70S TO NEAR 80. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ039-040-044-045-TXZ086-089-090-212245- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ STEPHENS-GARVIN-COTTON-JEFFERSON-WICHITA-ARCHER-CLAY- 943 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... * TIMING...AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$
281 WWUS84 KOUN 212024 RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 324 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREME WILDFIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE WILDFIRE DANGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE PARTICULARLY LOW ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND SHIFTS IN ANY FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS. OKZ004>027-033>038-TXZ083>085-087-088-220430- /O.UPG.KOUN.FW.A.0013.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0014.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160322T0100Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-HARMON- GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER- KNOX-BAYLOR- 324 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN... WESTERN... AND PARTS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR NORTHERN... CENTRAL... AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA... AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN... WESTERN... CENTRAL... AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA... AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENINGS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH WINDS REMAINING STRONG. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...75 TO 90 DEGREES TUESDAY. MID 60S TO MID 70S WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ028>031-220430- /O.UPG.KOUN.FW.A.0013.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0014.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE- 324 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING... LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...MID 70S TO NEAR 80. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ044-TXZ086-089-220430- /O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0014.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ COTTON-WICHITA-ARCHER- 324 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ OKZ032-041-042-046-050-220430- /O.EXB.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ HUGHES-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-CARTER-LOVE- 324 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ039-040-045-TXZ090-220430- /O.EXT.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ STEPHENS-GARVIN-JEFFERSON-CLAY- 324 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$
123 WWUS84 KOUN 220122 AAA RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 822 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREME WILDFIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE WILDFIRE DANGER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND SHIFTS IN ANY FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS. OKZ004>027-033>038-TXZ083>085-087-088-221200- /O.EXP.KOUN.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160322T0100Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0014.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-HARMON- GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER- KNOX-BAYLOR- 822 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN...WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH...SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST BY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...75 TO 90 DEGREES TUESDAY. 60 TO 80 DEGREES WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ028>031-044-TXZ086-089-221200- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0014.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-COTTON-WICHITA-ARCHER- 822 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN...WESTERN... CENTRAL...AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH...SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST BY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...75 TO 85 DEGREES TUESDAY. 65 TO 80 DEGREES WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ OKZ032-039>042-045-046-050-TXZ090-221200- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ HUGHES-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE-CLAY- 822 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN...WESTERN... CENTRAL...AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH... SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...70 TO 80 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ MBS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 3:04 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | Alfalfa, Atoka, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo and 42 more | 61 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:24 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland and 29 more | 30 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Oklahoma, 2016Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2016Every red flag warning in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.