Weather Alert in Oklahoma
Fire Weather Watch issued April 1 at 1:11AM CDT until April 2 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
AREAS AFFECTED: Cimarron; Dallam; Sherman; Hartley; Moore; Oldham; Potter; Deaf Smith; Randall
DESCRIPTION: ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN PANHANDLES... The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Red Flag Warning for breezy winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 10 PM CDT this evening. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for breezy winds and low relative humidity is in effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * WINDS...Today. Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Thursday. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Today. As low as 22 percent. Thursday. As low as 10 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Today. Mid 70s to mid 80s. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will have the potential to spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5). WEATHER...Near Critical...2 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (out of 10).
INSTRUCTION: A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. A Fire Weather Watch means that the potential for critical fire weather conditions exists. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings.
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Weather Topic: What is Rain?
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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain.
Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period
of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.
Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency
depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have
an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island.
Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of
cities is 30% greater.
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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?
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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary
components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones,
and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and
therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.
The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be
wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer
layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air
it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water
droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is
freezing rain.
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