Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
420 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS WESTERN NORTH TEXAS
AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...

.A DRYLINE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY WITH
VERY HOT...VERY DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING
BEHIND THE DRYLINE.

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HARMON-JACKSON-TILLMAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-
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420 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY HOT...VERY DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS
FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR VERY HOT...VERY DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR
PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURE...96 TO 106 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FIRES MAY START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. REPORT SMOKE OR FIRE
TO YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.

&&

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