Ticker for January 20, 1999

                
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Oklahoma Fire Danger Model Begins New Schedule Today

Taking advantage of a new computing platform, The Oklahoma Fire Danger
Model has accelerated its production schedule, from five runs per day
to eleven per day.  The model runs most frequently in the afternoon
hours, when fire danger is typically greatest.  The new daily production
schedule, taken from the Fire Danger Model data page, is as follows:

CST      CDT     GMT
5 am     6 am    1100
7 am     8 am    1300
9 am    10 am    1500
11 am    12 pm    1700
1 pm     2 pm    1900
2 pm     3 pm    2000
3 pm     4 pm    2100
4 pm     5 pm    2200
5 pm     6 pm    2300
7 pm     8 pm    0100
12 am     1 am    0600

The Oklahoma Fire Danger Model:
http://agweather.mesonet.org/fire/data.html