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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
129 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
TXZ006-011-012-016>018-317-250630-
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HARTLEY-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
PALO DURO CANYON-
129 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR
THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE COMBINED OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1
PM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS IS
IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...FOR SATURDAY, SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH GUSTING UP TO 25
MPH. FOR SUNDAY, WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FOR SATURDAY, AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. FOR
SUNDAY, AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 80S.
* IMPACTS...
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...70TH-89TH PERCENTILE...4 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...ELEVATED...1 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...5 (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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND
POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.
OKZ001>003-TXZ001>005-007>010-013>015-019-020-250630-
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CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY-
COLLINGSWORTH-
129 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE COMBINED OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 80S.
* IMPACTS...
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...70TH-89TH PERCENTILE...4 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (OUT OF 10).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND
POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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