Severe Weather Alerts

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON-EVENING...

* WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Although relative humidity will steadily
increase during the evening especially within counties along
and east of Highway 281, this rise will be slower farther
west, with some counties likely not seeing relative humidity
improve above 25 percent until at least 10 PM.

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.

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON..

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 204.Fire weather zone
206.Fire weather zone 208.Fire weather zone 209.Fire weather
zone 210.Fire weather zone 219.

* TIMING...Thursday, 11 AM CDT / 10 AM MDT through Midnight CDT
/ 11 PM MDT.

* WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 to 15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...79 to 86 degrees.

* LIGHTNING...None expected.

* IMPACTS...Any fire starts will spread rapidly and be
difficult to control.

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.

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON-EVENING...

* WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Although relative humidity will steadily
increase during the evening especially within counties along
and east of Highway 281, this rise will be slower farther
west, with some counties likely not seeing relative humidity
improve above 25 percent until at least 10 PM.

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.