NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
428 AM CDT WED SEP 28 2011
...ENHANCED FIRE DANGER TODAY FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...AND EAST AND NORTHEAST
TEXAS...TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF A ROSSTON...TO MAGNOLIA
ARKANSAS...HAUGHTON...TO COUSHATTA AND MANSFIELD LOUISIANA...AND
MOUNT ENTERPRISE...AND ALTO TEXAS LINE...
THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS FROM EXTENDED DROUGHT...HOT
TEMPERATURES FROM NEAR 90 TO THE MIDDLE 90S...AND LOWER RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT WILL CREATE FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS FOR FIRES TO DEVELOP. ALSO...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN
START FIRES DUE TO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE SURFACE AND LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL BE LESS FAVORABLE FOR
RAPID SPREAD OF FIRES.
EXTREME CARE IS URGED WHERE THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR GRASS FIRES
TO GET STARTED...THAT CAN SPREAD TO WOODED AREAS. DO NOT TOSS LIT
CIGARETTE BUTTS OUTSIDE AND USE CARE IF WELDING OR WORKING OUTDOORS
WHERE EQUIPMENT CAN PRODUCE SPARKS. REPORT FIRES TO THE NEAREST
FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICES QUICKLY.
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