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WWUS84 KAMA 281844
RFWAMA
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
144 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
TXZ012-018-281945-
/O.CAN.KAMA.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-260429T0100Z/
POTTER-ARMSTRONG-
144 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR BREEZY WIND AND DRY
CONDITIONS FOR ARMSTRONG AND POTTER COUNTIES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.
A WEAK FRONT IS SITTING OVER OR FURTHER SOUTHWEST OF THESE
COUNTIES AND HIGHER MOISTURE AND LIGHTER WIND ARE A RESULT OF
THIS OCCURRING. THEREFORE, CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
NOT EXPECTED AND THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
TXZ006-011-016-017-317-290100-
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-260429T0100Z/
HARTLEY-OLDHAM-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-PALO DURO CANYON-
144 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR BREEZY WIND AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE...
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 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...6 (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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