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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
547 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026
OKZ002-003-TXZ002>005-240000-
/O.CAN.KAMA.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-260424T0300Z/
TEXAS-BEAVER-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
547 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR VERY DRY AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS FOR THE NORTHEASTERN COMBINED PANHANDLES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED PORTIONS OF
THE RED FLAG WARNING.
EVEN THOUGH DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST, WINDS ARE ONLY AROUND 10 MPH
ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PANHANDLES. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
CURRENTLY NOT ONGOING AND ARE NOT EXPECTED THE REST OF THE
EVENING. THEREFORE, THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
OKZ001-TXZ001-006>020-317-240300-
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-260424T0300Z/
CIMARRON-DALLAM-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-
POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-
COLLINGSWORTH-PALO DURO CANYON-
547 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR THE WESTERN
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MOST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 80S TO LOW 90S.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...70TH-89TH PERCENTILE...4 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...CRITICAL...3 (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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