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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
859 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
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DALLAM-
859 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DALLAM COUNTY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS.
THEREFORE, DALLAM COUNTY WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE RED FLAG
WARNING.
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/O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0008.260224T1700Z-260225T0100Z/
HARTLEY-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
PALO DURO CANYON-
859 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY FOR
BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS
PANHANDLE...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 80S.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...90TH+ PERCENTILE...5 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (OUT OF 10).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AVOID
ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS.
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