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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2011, 3:39 AM CDT for Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma; 20 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 8, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2011, 3:39 AM CDT (08:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2011, 8:08 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
All 23 counties
Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Moore County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Sherman County, TX, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 66 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4409 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
487 WWUS84 KAMA 080839 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 339 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-082100- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0013.110408T1700Z-110409T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0013.110408T1700Z-110409T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.A.0014.110409T1700Z-110410T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- 339 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS. IN TEXAS... DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON... OLDHAM...POTTER...CARSON...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLES ON SATURDAY. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE AROUND 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SATURDAY WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLES. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE PANHANDLES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLES BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-082100- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0013.110408T1700Z-110409T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0013.110408T1700Z-110409T0200Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- 339 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...OCHILTREE... LIPSCOMB...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...GRAY...WHEELER...DONLEY... COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 PERCENT ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. && $$ GOEHRING FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
3 follow-up statements
982 WWUS84 KAMA 082100 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 400 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-090200- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0014.110409T1700Z-110410T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0014.110409T1700Z-110410T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.A.0015.110410T1700Z-110411T0200Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110409T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- 400 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS. IN TEXAS... DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON... OLDHAM...POTTER...CARSON...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS THIS AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL FALL ONCE AGAIN INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND RETURN AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-090200- /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0014.110409T1700Z-110410T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.A.0015.110410T1700Z-110411T0200Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110409T0200Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- 400 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...OCHILTREE... LIPSCOMB...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...GRAY...WHEELER...DONLEY... COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS THIS AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL FALL ONCE AGAIN INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND RETURN AGAIN EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CLK FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
720 WWUS84 KAMA 082353 AAA RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 653 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-091200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110409T0200Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0014.110409T1700Z-110410T0200Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0015.110410T1700Z-110411T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 653 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...OCHILTREE... LIPSCOMB...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...GRAY...WHEELER...DONLEY... COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: SOUTHEAST...SOUTH...TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 8 TO 15 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING BEFORE INCREASING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL FALL ONCE AGAIN INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THEN RETURN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MBS FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
443 WWUS84 KAMA 090108 AAB RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 808 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-091315- /O.CAN.KAMA.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110409T0200Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0014.110409T1700Z-110410T0200Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0015.110410T1700Z-110411T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 808 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...OCHILTREE... LIPSCOMB...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...GRAY...WHEELER...DONLEY... COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL FALL INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THEN RETURN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MBS FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 3:39 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Cimarron, Texas | 12 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:00 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | 24 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:00 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | 29 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2011Red Flag Warnings in Oklahoma, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.