859 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 - National Weather Service Shreveport
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FOR STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
PROTECTION AREA...AS WELL AS THE LINDEN AND HENDERSON DISTRICTS IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...ANDTHE ANGELINA AND SABINE EAST TEXAS FORESTDISTRICTS...
* AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA PROTECTION AREA...THE TEXAS LINDEN DISTRICT...THE TEXAS HENDERSON DISTRICT AND THE ANGELINA/SABINE EAST TEXAS FOREST DISTRICTS.
* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...25 TO 35 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ENDING TUESDAY MORNING. IN THE EVENT OF LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURN BANS REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Thunderstorms will likely increase the fire risk due to the lightening associated with these storms...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.
