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Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT for 20 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Apr 9, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 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, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 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 20:58 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 12:00Z, 9.0 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
- 4189 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
5 follow-up statements
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
010 WWUS84 KAMA 090356 AAC RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1056 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-091600- /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- 1056 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...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 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...CIMARRON...TEXAS...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB... HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...OLDHAM... POTTER...CARSON...GRAY...WHEELER...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL... ARMSTRONG...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
539 WWUS84 KAMA 091009 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 509 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-092215- /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- 509 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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... ...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... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TODAY FOR 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 STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB... HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...OLDHAM... POTTER...CARSON...GRAY...WHEELER...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL... ARMSTRONG...DONLEY...COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL FALL INTO THE 8 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. 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. && $$ TAB FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
578 WWUS84 KAMA 092101 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 401 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-101015- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0015.110410T1700Z-110411T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0015.110410T1700Z-110411T0200Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110410T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 401 PM CDT SAT APR 9 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 IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY 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 FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 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. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB... HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...OLDHAM... POTTER...CARSON...GRAY...WHEELER...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL... ARMSTRONG...DONLEY...COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE 8 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS ALL OF THE PANHANDLES. 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. AVOID ANY ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL SPARKS OR OPEN FLAMES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO QUICKLY DEVELOP INTO WILDFIRES. && $$ KB FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Apr 8, 12:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 12:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1233 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011
.AVIATION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE A BIT GUSTY AT ALL SITES THIS AFTERNOON THEN
DECOUPLE AFTER DARK THIS EVENING. A FEW MID TO HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE
PRESENT AT TIMES...BUT VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL.
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&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 650 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011/
AVIATION...
WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY AVIATION CONCERN THIS TAF CYCLE...ALTHOUGH
A SMALL CHANCE OF LOW CLOUDS/BR COULD SNEAK INTO THE GUY TAF SITE.
MOISTURE HAS POOLED BEHIND WEAK FRONT OVER SW KS AND HAS CONTINUED TO
MOVE SSWD THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH NOT SUGGESTED BY GUIDANCE...HAVE A
TEMPO GROUP OF IFR CIGS/VSBYS AT GUY THINKING THESE LOW CLOUDS/BR
CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWESTWARD BEFORE MIXING OUT. OTHERWISE...SOUTHWEST
WINDS INCREASE BY 16Z TO NEAR 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS IN
THE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO AOA 10 KNOTS AFTER 01Z. ONLY SOME HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 300 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011/
DISCUSSION...
LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WEST COAST NOW WILL AFFECT OUR
WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A LEE-SIDE SURFACE TROUGH WILL RE-
DEVELOP TO OUR WEST BY AFTERNOON. AS THIS LEE-SIDE TROUGH
DEVELOPS IT WILL PROMOTE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. DRIER AIR WILL
ALSO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION...SO HAVE CONVERTED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH OVER TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF THE
PANHANDLES.
AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN
AND THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES ON SATURDAY THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. THIS STRONGER FLOW WILL ENCOURAGE
THE DRYLINE TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES
BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THINK THAT THE DRYLINE WILL HANG UP IN
THE EASTERN PANHANDLES INSTEAD OF BLASTING INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA.
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL STILL BE HOLDING BACK TO THE WEST OF THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AT THAT TIME...SO THINK THAT WILL KEEP ANY
SURFACE FEATURES A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE WEST MORE IN LINE WITH THE
GFS MODEL. SO HAVE GONE AHEAD AND ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ACROSS
THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLES FOR SATURDAY WHERE CONFIDENCE IS
HIGHEST AND HAVE KEPT THE EAST OUT FOR NOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THUNDERSTORMS STILL LOOK POSSIBLE IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THE DRYLINE SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH LIFTS OUT OF SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
GETS REALLY TIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
PANHANDLES AND A WIND ADVISORY OR A HIGH WIND WARNING MAY BECOME
NECESSARY FOR THESE TIMES. THE PACIFIC FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE
PANHANDLES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SOME WRAP-AROUND RAIN SHOWERS MAY
STILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE DEPARTING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM.
THE WEATHER THEN TURNS QUIET BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS UPPER LEVEL
SHORT WAVE RIDGING TAKES OVER. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY. THE MODELS DO NOT AGREE ON THE
STRENGTH OR TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM...SO WILL LEAVE THE SLIGHT CHANCE
POPS ALONE FOR NOW.
FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE
PANHANDLES AS WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE COMBINE WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
PANHANDLES BEHIND A DRYLINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY. SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO GET UP
INTO THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE ON SUNDAY.
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...COLLINGSWORTH...DALLAM...DEAF
SMITH...DONLEY...GRAY...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...HEMPHILL...
HUTCHINSON...LIPSCOMB...MOORE...OCHILTREE...OLDHAM...
POTTER...RANDALL...ROBERTS...SHERMAN...WHEELER.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...
DALLAM...DEAF SMITH...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...HUTCHINSON...
MOORE...OLDHAM...POTTER...RANDALL...SHERMAN.
OK...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BEAVER...CIMARRON...TEXAS.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CIMARRON...TEXAS.
&&
21/05Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 3:47 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 347 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-090900- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 347 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT ACROSS ALL OF THE PANHANDLES UNTIL 9PM TONIGHT DUE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 10 PERCENT. IN ADDITION...CAUTION IS ADVISED ON AREA LAKES TONIGHT DUE TO THE BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES DUE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS ON SUNDAY. WINDS MAY APPROACH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL STREGTHEN FURTHER ON SUNDAY ACROSS ALL OF THE PANHANDLES AND A WIND ADVISORY OR HIGH WIND WATCH MAY BECOME NECESSARY. BLOWING DUST MAY AFFECT VISIBILITIES BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLES. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
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 | Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:39 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:00 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 24 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.