| Event | Fire Weather Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Harper; Woods; Ellis; Woodward; Roger Mills; Dewey; Custer; Beckham; Washita; Harmon; Greer; Kiowa; Jackson |
| Effective | 8/12/2026, 12:40:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/12/2026, 8:45:00 PM CDT |
Fire Weather Watch issued August 12 at 12:40PM CDT until August 13 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Details
* WINDS…South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 18 percent.
* TEMPERATURES…Up to 108.
* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* SEVERITY…
FUELS (ERC)…90th+ percentile…5 (out of 5).
WEATHER…Elevated…1 (out of 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT…6 (out of 10).
Instructions
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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