Tag: fire

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Fire Weather Watch issued March 15 at 6:16PM MDT until March 16 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne, 002 Rawlins, 013 Sherman, 014 Thomas, 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock, 252 Yuma, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne. * TIMING...From Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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Fire Weather Watch issued March 15 at 2:22PM MDT until March 18 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229 AND 230... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 7 PM MDT Sunday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity is in effect from Monday morning through Tuesday evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 229 and 230.
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Fire Weather Watch issued March 15 at 2:22PM MDT until March 18 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Monday morning through Monday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 224 and 226. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.
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Fire Weather Watch issued March 15 at 1:40PM MDT until March 16 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect Sunday afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 242, 248, 250 and 251. * TIMING...Sunday afternoon between 12 pm and 6 pm MT. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts 25 to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
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Fire Weather Watch issued March 15 at 2:50PM CDT until March 17 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

...CRITICAL TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FORECAST MONDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS... .Very low relative humidities, well above normal temperatures and strong and gusty south to southwest winds on Monday will lead to critical fire weather conditions for most of northeast Oklahoma along and northwest of Interstate 44, as well as the far northwest corner of Arkansas. On Tuesday, the fire weather threat will focus in areas west of Highway 75 in northeast Oklahoma, where low humidities will persist after poor moisture recovery on Monday night and gusty winds
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FEMA Urges Preparedness Ahead Multi-Day Severe Weather Outbreak; Extremely Critical Fire Weather Conditions

FEMA Urges Preparedness Ahead Multi-Day Severe Weather Outbreak; Extremely Critical Fire Weather Conditions WASHINGTON -- A multi-day severe weather outbreak is expected in the Mississippi Valley into the Lower Ohio Valley this afternoon into Saturday and through the Central Gulf Coast states on Saturday.  The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center upgraded the threat of widespread damaging winds, large hail and a strong tornado threat across portions of Missouri and Illinois.  A tornado outbreak is possible on Saturday across central Gulf Coast states and deep south into the Tennessee Valley. Areas in eastern Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama could experience strong, long-track
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Fire Weather Watch issued March 14 at 4:33AM CDT until March 15 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

...Elevated to Critical Fire Weather Conditions Expected Today and Saturday... .Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected across portions of Southeast Texas. Southwest winds around 15 to 20 mph alongside relative humidity values in the upper teens to middle 20s today will lead to critical fire weather conditions primarily in the Brazos Valley, and extending northeastward towards the Piney Woods. More widespread low relative humidity values in the teens and 20s is expected on Saturday alongside gusty westerly winds. This creates a more widespread critical fire weather threat. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30
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Fire Weather Watch issued March 14 at 4:09AM CDT until March 15 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EXCEPT THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL ISLAND COUNTIES... .Plummeting relative humidity and increasing northwest winds behind a Saturday morning cold front will favorable for elevated to critical fire weather conditions. Cured to critical dry fuels could experience rapid growth and spread with some erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA...Zapata, Jim Hogg, Brooks, Inland Kenedy, Starr, Southern Hidalgo, Inland Willacy, Inland Cameron, Coastal Kenedy, Northern Hidalgo, Coastal Willacy and Coastal Cameron. * TIMING...From Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30
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Fire Weather Watch issued March 14 at 2:46AM CDT until March 15 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX

...Red Flag Warning in Effect for Friday Afternoon... ...Fire Weather Watch in Effect for Saturday Afternoon... A dryline will swing across the region Friday afternoon ahead of our next cold front Friday night. This dryline will filter in drier air which will combine with Energy Release Component (ERC) values in the 90-97th percentile which will lead to critical fire weather conditions. For Saturday, stronger winds will enter the mix with the critically low relative humidity values dry fuels as ERC values will be above the 97th percentile. * AFFECTED AREA...Victoria, Coastal Aransas, Inland Refugio, Inland Calhoun, Coastal Kleberg, Coastal Nueces