Weather Blog: Fire Weather Warning to start the workweek
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A Red Flag (Fire Weather) Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for portions of our area for Monday 11:00 AM through 10:00 PM.
As of Sunday evening northwest portions of the coverage area were included in the warning. Even if your county isn't in the warning, fire weather conditions are still a concern. This map is subject to change and other counties could be added.
Another map that is subject to change is the Arkansas Wildfire Danger with burn bans map. The whole forecast area was in high wildfire danger as of Sunday evening. Fire weather conditions are expected to get worse on Monday. I wouldn't be surprised if more counties issued burn bans for Monday.
All the ingredients are coming together for Monday. We have the drought for some areas along with dry air and gusty winds. This will allow for any fire to grow and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged in these conditions.
We have been talking about Monday, but the winds will not decrease until Thursday.
South southwest winds might even be stronger on Tuesday, but the relative humidity is not expected not be as low. This is why we are not in a Fire Weather Watch for Tuesday. This could also change, because the models could be making the relative humidity to high.
Our next storm system will move through on Wednesday. Rain chances do not look very promising, however the winds will be very strong. This combination could prolong our fire weather threat.
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Peyton Langford
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