Red Flag Warnings are up for extreme fire danger conditions across far western OK and the Panhandles through 8 PM this evening. Behind dry line gusty west winds to 40 MPH, low humidity and mild temps will create dangerous fire spread conditions! Don’t start fires!
The counties in Texas included in the Red Flag Warning are:
- Baylor
- Childress
- Cottle
- Foard
- Hardeman
- Haskell
- King
- Knox
- Stonewall
- Throckmorton
- Wilbarger
The counties in Oklahoma included in the Red Flag Warning are:
- Harmon
- Jackson
Above normal temperatures and low relative humidity values coupled with stout southwest winds over very dry, receptive fuels will support moderate to rapid rates of fire spread on wildfires that become established. Similar conditions are expected for Saturday although some gulf moisture is expected to shift into southeastern Oklahoma moderating relative humidity values a bit although higher wind speeds will continue to support rapid rates of fire spread. Sunday, winds will intensify across the state with the strongest fire environment alignment in northwestern Oklahoma and the eastern half of the Oklahoma Panhandle. Rain chances have improved for the Monday through Tuesday period as a cold front approaches the area.