A warm and dry air-mass will combine with gusty southwest winds at 15 to 25 mph to create a very high fire danger this afternoon across portions of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Afternoon relative humidities are expected to fall into the 25 to 30 percent range. Any fires that develop could quickly spread out of control. Dispose of cigarettes properly and avoid activities that could start fires.
A fire weather alert is issued when dangerous fire weather conditions are expected but are below red flag criteria. A fire weather alert may also be issued to relay state or county fire information...such
as burning bans. Burn bans are currently in effect for Creek...Okmulgee...Wagoner... Rogers... Pittsburg...Sequoyah and Leflore counties in Oklahoma.