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Do you wish to get more familiar with fire weather, and find out how the National Weather Service prepares to meet the needs of the fire weather community? Then you will want to check out the latest Arkansas Fire Weather Operating Plan (updated January, 2020). To obtain this document (file size is around 2.1 MB), click here.
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| Note: The document is in PDF format. If you don't have a PDF reader, you can get one free by clicking here. |
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| Safety and the health of others should be considered before burning. It is generally not safe to burn when it is breezy (winds over 15 mph) and dry (humidity less than 20 percent). So that nearby towns do not get smoked out, proper ventilation is crucial. The goal is for smoke to get up and out. Ventilation increases as inversions (rising temperature with height) weaken and winds aloft (transport winds) ramp up to carry smoke away. Higher ventilation rates lead to optimal "Category Day" (a scale from 1 to 5) classifications. Given a Category Day of "1", smoke dispersal is poor, and "5" is excellent. To learn about inversions, click here. For more on smoke management, click here. |
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| Category Day Information |
| Use the dropdown menu below to get the latest "Category Day" for the county of your choice. |
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Fire Danger Assessment |
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