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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1235 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
TXZ006-011-012-016>018-317-280700-
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/O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-260428T0100Z/
HARTLEY-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
PALO DURO CANYON-
1235 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR BREEZY WIND AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
BREEZY WIND AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR BREEZY WIND AND DRY CONDITIONS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY.
* WINDS...FOR TODAY, WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
FOR TUESDAY, WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT ON BOTH DAYS.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S TO 80S ON BOTH DAYS.
* 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...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (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.
TXZ001-007>010-013>015-019-020-280100-
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-260428T0100Z/
DALLAM-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-
DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
1235 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR BREEZY WIND AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S TO 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...NEAR CRITICAL...2 (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.
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