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...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM TODAY FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS... .Very strong winds and dry air will continue to move into the area following the passage of a dryline this afternoon. The combination of high winds, very low relative humidity values and dry fuels will create extreme fire weather conditions across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN Oklahoma, Pushmataha, Choctaw, Osage, Washington, Nowata, Craig, Ottawa, Pawnee, Tulsa, Rogers, Mayes, Delaware, Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Wagoner, Cherokee, Adair, Muskogee, McIntosh, Sequoyah, Pittsburg, Haskell, Latimer, and Le Flore counties.

* WIND...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph becoming west-northwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts around 40 mph. Diminishing late tonight.

* HUMIDITY...15 to 25 percent rising to 50-60 percent towards sunrise.

* TEMPERATURE...Temperatures falling into the mid 40s to lower 50s.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread dangerously fast.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PUSHMATAHA ... CHOCTAW ... OSAGE ... WASHINGTON ... NOWATA ... CRAIG ... OTTAWA ... PAWNEE ... TULSA ... ROGERS ... MAYES ... DELAWARE ... CREEK ... OKFUSKEE ... OKMULGEE ... WAGONER ... CHEROKEE ... ADAIR ... MUSKOGEE ... MCINTOSH ... SEQUOYAH ... PITTSBURG ... HASKELL ... LATIMER ... LE FLORE

Instructions:

A red flag warning means that a dangerous combination of weather conditions and dry vegetation is expected within 36 hours, favoring rapid growth and spread of any wildfires. The primary weather factors include stronger winds, lower humidities, and warmer temperatures.