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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1217 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
TXZ006-011-012-016>018-317-251900-
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HARTLEY-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
PALO DURO CANYON-
1217 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT
SATURDAY FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE COMBINED
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY FOR THE COMBINED OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES...
* WINDS...FOR SATURDAY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTING UP TO
25 MPH. FOR SUNDAY, WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FOR SATURDAY, AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. FOR
SUNDAY AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT
* TEMPERATURES...FOR SATURDAY, IN THE 80S. FOR SUNDAY, IN THE 80S
TO LOWER 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...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>015-019-020-251900-
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0020.260426T1700Z-260427T0200Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY-
COLLINGSWORTH-
1217 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY FOR THE COMBINED OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES...
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 80S.
* 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 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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