0300L-MONDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- 3/17/25
*RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1100L UNTIL 2200L (11AM UNTIL 10PM) TONIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND VERY DRY VEGETATION. SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS DO EXIST.
NO CONTROLLED BURNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. This comes from my office, for now. Winds will be nominal this morning but will increase dramatically later this morning & during the entire week. Here is a link for anyone who has questions about the law and burning- https://ag.ok.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BURNING-WITHIN-OKLAHOMA-LAW-FINAL-1.pdf
Today and Tuesday, we’ll be under extreme conditions and as it looks right now, under critical conditions the rest of the week. Wednesday we’ll see a front move thru shifting winds from the SW to the NW with gusts upwards of 55 mph.
Overall, we’ll be ok, just windblown and dirty so here’s your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN;
Today- Sunny, breezy and not as cool with highs around 80. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
Tonight- Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Breezy and not as cool with lows in the upper 50s. South winds 20 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph after midnight.
FINAL NOTE: SLOW DOWN while driving if you have pockets of blowing dirt across roadways.
HAVE A GOOD DAY!
