0335L-TUESDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-4/4/23

* RED FLAG FIRE WARNING in effect from noon until 11pm tonight.

*WIND ADVISORY in effect from 11am today until 01 am Wednesday morning.

* It appears we may have another CRAZY DAY with HIGH wind gusts, very low humidity and dewpoint temps. Conditions will  worsen by late morning into the afternoon. NO CONTROLLED BURNING, EVEN IN FIRE PITS, TODAY OR TONIGHT. All it takes is one spark and it will be a bad day for one or several folks out there. If you have never seen fire crawl across the ground under heavy smoke at say 40-60 mph, you’ll understand the controlled burn thing. HELP US KEEP OTHERS SAFE. WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

*CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY, IF YOU SEE “ANY” SMOKE OR FIRE.

* TODAY’S FORECAST from the NWS/NORMAN:

Today-Sunny. Patchy blowing dust this afternoon. Windy with highs in the mid-80s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph this afternoon.

Tonight-Mostly clear and windy. Much cooler with lows in the mid-30s. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.

HAVE A GOOD DAY!