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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
125 PM CDT TUE JUL 1 2008
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...
A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP EAST OF THE
ROCKIES OVER COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO ALLOWING SOUTHWEST WINDS TO
CONTINUE. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO
PULL DRY AIR INTO THE REGION. IN ADDITION...HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS
AFTERNOON WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 90S. AS A RESULT...RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL NEAR OR BELOW 20 PERCENT ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE.
THE COMBINATION OF THE DRY AND WARM AIR...AND THE MODERATE WIND
SPEEDS WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING. REMEMBER...BURN BANS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE
WESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE.
YOU ARE URGED TO POSTPONE ANY OUTDOOR BURNING UNTIL CONDITIONS
IMPROVE. BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL TO AVOID STARTING OUTDOOR FIRES...AND
BE SURE TO PROPERLY EXTINGUISH ALL SMOKING MATERIALS.
NUTTALL
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