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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
204 AM CST WED FEB 28 2024

...ELEVATED WILDFIRE THREAT TODAY...

AN ELEVATED THREAT FOR WILDFIRES WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS A LARGE 
PORTION OF ARKANSAS TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO DROP 
BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR MOST AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW HUMIDITY 
WILL BE IN COMBINATION WITH NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 
MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 20 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL 
BE STRONGER IN THE MORNING HOURS...BUT HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE 
OVER 30 PERCENT THEN.

IN ADDITION...THE FINER FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES AND SHRUBS ARE 
DRYING OUT AND WILL CARRY SURFACE FIRE. CONDITIONS WILL FALL JUST 
SHORT OF RED FLAG CRITERIA BUT THE SITUATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE 
MONITORED IF WINDS REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FORESTRY DIVISION HAS ALMOST 
ALL OF THE STATE IN A MODERATE TO HIGH WILDFIRE DANGER AT THIS TIME. 
PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION IF ANY TYPE OF OPEN FLAME WILL BE USED TODAY.

IF A WILDFIRE IS OBSERVED...REPORT IT BY DIALING 911...OR REPORT 
IT TO THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FORESTRY DIVISION AT 
(800) 468-8834.

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