Ticker for August 6, 1998

                
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Fire Danger Model "Sees" Improved Conditions

The recent rainfall and cooler temperatures have put a dent in the
rating indices of the Oklahoma Fire Danger Model.  A comparison of
the Burning Indices (BI) of today and August 2nd indicates a slight
"cool down" in wildfire conditions.

Today, 11 am:  

Aug 2, 11 am:  


The Oklahoma Fire Danger Model runs five times per day, and the latest
output can be found at:
http://agweather.mesonet.org/fire/data.html

The Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture Forestry Services Division maintains
"Red Flag" Fire Alert and burn ban information at:
http://www.oklaosf.state.ok.us/~okag/forred.html


Relief

After 49 straight days of at least one Mesonet station recording a high
temperature of 100 F or more, today may be the third straight day that no
stations hit 100 F.

As of 1:00 pm, the warmest temperature observation was 90 F, at several
stations in south-central Oklahoma.


Birthdays

Happy 6th birthday to ELRE and SPEN!  El Reno and Spencer were among
the first stations to go on-line during the developmental phases
of the Oklahoma Mesonet, and today is the sixth anniversary of their
installation.