0305L-THURSDAY OUTLOOK FROM GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-7/27/23

*HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY(THURSDAY) FROM NOON UNTIL 8PM TONIGHT. HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 105 TO 108 ARE POSSIBLE. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF WORKING IN THE HEAT.

*The FIRE DANGER continues upwards. If you decide to do any controlled burning, call it in to dispatch. 580-234-FIRE (3473). If it gets out of control, call 911. If we respond to a controlled burn and you are NOT THERE, it will be put out. A controlled burn tells us you are on location monitoring and managing the burn. Remember that we are still in a SEVERE drought.

*Overall, we’ll be ok, possibly just overdone due to the heat. Here is your forecast from the NWS/NORMAN;

Today-Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 102. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

Tonight- Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Heat index values up to 105 early in the evening.

REMEMBER- THIS INFORMATION IS POSTED ON THE “GARFIELD COUNTY EM” APP EACH DAY UNDER THE ICON-GCEM BLOG.

HAVE A SUPER DAY & STAY COOL