Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 13, 2011, 3:33 PM CDT for 16 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 14, 2011, 11:00 AM 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 13, 2011, 3:33 PM CDT (20:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2011, 7:04 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Moore County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 3139 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
456 WWUS84 KAMA 132033 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 333 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011 OKZ001-TXZ002-132145- /O.CAN.KAMA.FW.A.0017.110414T1600Z-110415T0200Z/ CIMARRON-SHERMAN- 333 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CIMARRON AND SHERMAN COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR CIMARRON AND SHERMAN COUNTIES. SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY ACROSS CIMARRON AND SHERMAN COUNTIES WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 15 PERCENT. THUS...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ TXZ001-006>008-011>014-016>020-141015- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0017.110414T1600Z-110415T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0017.110414T1600Z-110415T0200Z/ DALLAM-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY- DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 333 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL BUT THE FAR NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL BUT THE FAR NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DALLAM...HARTLEY...MOORE... HUTCHINSON...OLDHAM...POTTER...CARSON...GRAY...DEAF SMITH... RANDALL...ARMSTRONG...DONLEY...COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH BETWEEN 11 AM AND 9 PM THURSDAY. WINDS MAY SHIFT TO THE NORTH WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT AFTER 2 PM. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 5 TO 15 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THEY MAY INCREASE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND 11 AM THURSDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. && $$ TXZ009-010-015-141015- /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0017.110414T1600Z-110415T0200Z/ ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-WHEELER- 333 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL BUT THE FAR NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE.... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL BUT THE FAR NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE.. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...WHEELER. * WIND: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BETWEEN 11 AM AND 9 PM THURSDAY. WINDS MAY SHIFT TO THE NORTH WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT AFTER 3 PM. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THEY MAY INCREASE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND 11 AM THURSDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM THURSDAY. 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. && $$ MBS FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
5 follow-up statements
841 WWUS84 KAMA 140933 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 433 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011 TXZ001-006>020-142100- /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.A.0018.110415T1500Z-110416T0000Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0017.110414T1600Z-110415T0200Z/ DALLAM-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER- CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- 433 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DALLAM...HARTLEY...MOORE... HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...OLDHAM...POTTER...CARSON... GRAY...WHEELER...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG...DONLEY... COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH DURING THE DAY TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY BY THIS AFTERNOON. TOMORROW...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND TOMORROW. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP BY MID MORNING TOMORROW...BEFORE IMPROVING BY LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXPECTED FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL CAUSE A NORTHWESTERLY WIND SHIFT BY THIS AFTERNOON. WITH WINDS ABRUPTLY CHANGING IN DIRECTION...A DANGEROUS SHIFT IN PROPAGATION AND SPREAD OF ONGOING WILDFIRES MAY RESULT. A MAJORITY OF FIREFIGHTING DEATHS AND INJURIES ARE CAUSED BY SUDDEN CHANGES IN WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ002>005-142100- /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.A.0018.110415T1500Z-110416T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- 433 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS. IN TEXAS... SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB. * WIND:TOMORROW...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND TOMORROW. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING TOMORROW...BEFORE IMPROVING BY LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ JOHNSON FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
501 WWUS84 KAMA 141641 AAA RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1141 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011 TXZ001-006>020-150445- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0018.110415T1500Z-110416T0000Z/ DALLAM-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER- CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- 1141 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DALLAM...HARTLEY...MOORE... HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...OLDHAM...POTTER...CARSON... GRAY...WHEELER...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG...DONLEY... COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 9 PM TODAY. WINDS MAY SHIFT TO THE NORTH AFTER 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. ON FRIDAY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 7 AND 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY 1 PM TODAY AND CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP BY MID MORNING FRIDAY... BEFORE IMPROVING BY EARLY EVENING FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXPECTED COLD FRONT PASSAGE WILL CAUSE AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST BETWEEN 1 AND 7 PM TODAY. WITH WINDS ABRUPTLY CHANGING IN DIRECTION...A DANGEROUS SHIFT IN PROPAGATION AND SPREAD OF ONGOING WILDFIRES MAY RESULT. A MAJORITY OF FIREFIGHTING DEATHS AND INJURIES ARE CAUSED BY SUDDEN CHANGES IN WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ002>005-150445- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0018.110415T1500Z-110416T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- 1141 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS. IN TEXAS... SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB. * WIND: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING FRIDAY...BEFORE IMPROVING BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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
452 WWUS84 KAMA 141849 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 149 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 TXZ001-006>020-150200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0018.110415T1500Z-110416T0000Z/ DALLAM-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER- CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- 149 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DALLAM...HARTLEY...MOORE... HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...OLDHAM...POTTER...CARSON... GRAY...WHEELER...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG...DONLEY... COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 9 PM TODAY. ON FRIDAY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 7 AND 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP BY MID MORNING FRIDAY...BEFORE IMPROVING BY EARLY EVENING FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXPECTED COLD FRONT PASSAGE WILL CAUSE AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. WITH WINDS ABRUPTLY CHANGING IN DIRECTION...A DANGEROUS SHIFT IN PROPAGATION AND SPREAD OF ONGOING WILDFIRES MAY RESULT. A MAJORITY OF FIREFIGHTING DEATHS AND INJURIES ARE CAUSED BY SUDDEN CHANGES IN WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ002>005-150200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0018.110415T1500Z-110416T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- 149 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS. IN TEXAS... SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB. * WIND: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING FRIDAY...BEFORE IMPROVING BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
529 WWUS84 KAMA 142049 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 349 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 TXZ005-142200- /O.CAN.KAMA.FW.A.0018.110415T1500Z-110416T0000Z/ LIPSCOMB- 349 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LIPSCOMB COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY FOR LIPSCOMB COUNTY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT ON FRIDAY. THEREFORE...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. $$ TXZ001-006>020-150900- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0018.110415T1500Z-110416T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0018.110415T1600Z-110416T0200Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/ DALLAM-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER- CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- 349 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EXCLUDING FAR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST AREAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY 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 THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EXCLUDING FAR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST AREAS. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DALLAM...HARTLEY...MOORE... HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...OLDHAM...POTTER...CARSON... GRAY...WHEELER...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG...DONLEY... COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY EARLY THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. ON FRIDAY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM EARLY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ002>004-150900- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0018.110415T1500Z-110416T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0018.110415T1600Z-110416T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE- 349 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS. IN TEXAS... SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE. * WIND: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS. && $$ KB FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
906 WWUS84 KAMA 150004 AAA RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 704 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 TXZ001-006>020-151215- /O.CAN.KAMA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0018.110415T1600Z-110416T0200Z/ DALLAM-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER- CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- 704 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EXCEPT THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SECTIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EXCEPT THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SECTIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DALLAM...HARTLEY...MOORE... HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...OLDHAM...POTTER...CARSON... GRAY...WHEELER...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG...DONLEY... COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: ON FRIDAY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM EARLY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO QUICKLY BECOME DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ002>004-151215- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0018.110415T1600Z-110416T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE- 704 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS. IN TEXAS... SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE. * WIND: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO QUICKLY BECOME DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ SCHNEIDER 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 13, 1:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 1:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
101 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011
.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS...SURFACE COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED SOUTH OF ALL THREE
TERMINALS...WITH NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS PREVAILING IN WAKE OF
THE FRONT. WINDS WILL STEADILY VEER TO MORE NORTHEASTERLY THROUGH THE
COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS FROM EASTERN
NM INTO THE FAR SOUTHERN PANHANDLE/SOUTH PLAINS REGION. WINDS WILL
REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AT ALL THREE TERMINALS THIS EVENING...BUT
WIND DIRECTION WILL START TO CHANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW
TO THE SOUTH OF THE TERMINALS BEGINS TO LIFT NORTHEAST. THIS WILL
SWING WINDS AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST INITIALLY AT KAMA AND THEN
QUICKLY TO THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT WITH SPEEDS PICKING UP OVER 15 KTS
WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 KTS. WINDS WILL THEN VEER TO THE WEST BY MID TO
LATE MORNING AT KAMA AND PICK UP TO 30 KTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 KTS. AN
AWW MAY BE NEEDED BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AT KAMA. FOR KDHT AND
KGUY...WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT AND THEN TO THE
NORTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING. SPEEDS TO PICK UP TO NEAR 30 KTS WITH
GUSTS NEARING 40 KTS AT KDHT LATE THURSDAY MORNING...WHILE STAYING A
LITTLE WEAKER AT KGUY IN THE 20 TO 25 KT RANGE WITH GUSTS AROUND 30
KTS.
VFR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST AT KAMA THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH JUST SOME
HIGH CLOUDS AND EVENTUALLY MID CLOUDS THURSDAY MORNING. SOME LOW
CLOUDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT KGUY FROM ROUGHLY 08Z TO 16Z THURSDAY.
WILL CARRY SOME MVFR CIGS AROUND 1500 FT AGL. THESE LOW CLOUDS WILL
HAVE A TOUGHER TIME MAKING IT INTO KDHT AND WILL MAINTAIN VFR
CONDITIONS FOR NOW WITH JUST SOME SCT LOWER CLOUDS FROM 11Z-15Z.
KB
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 631 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011/
AVIATION...
FOR THE 12Z TAFS...A COLD FRONT BRINGING A SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS WAS LOCATED GENERALLY ALONG A KTCC TO KGUY LINE. THIS FRONT
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MAKE SLOW PROGRESS SOUTH THROUGH ABOUT
18Z...BEFORE STALLING. TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THE FRONT COULD
SLOW DOWN OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS...STILL EXPECT THAT IT WILL ARRIVE AT
KAMA NEAR 15Z. WINDS WILL SHIFT AGAIN THIS EVENING AS A SURFACE LOW
DEVELOPS. FOR MOST OF THE REGION THIS SHOULD RESULT IN EASTERLY OR
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS FROM 00Z THROUGH 12Z. FOR THE SOUTHERN TX
PANHANDLE...INCLUDING KAMA...DEPENDING ON WHERE THE CENTER OF THE LOW
DEVELOPS...WHICH IS STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...VARIABLE WINDS OR
EVEN SOUTHERLY WINDS COULD BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS TIME PERIOD.
CURRENT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AT KDHT ARE BELIEVED TO BE A RESULT
OF NON METEOROLOGICAL CAUSES AS THE DEW POINT DEPRESSION IS 18 DEGREES
F. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE RAPIDLY NOW THAT THE WIND DIRECTION IS
NORTHWESTERLY. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL AT BOTH
KAMA AND KDHT THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. AT KGUY...VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD
CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 00Z. HOWEVER...WITH THE SHIFT TO
NORTHEASTERLY OR EVEN EASTERLY WINDS AFTER 00Z...THERE IS A MINIMAL
THREAT OF BR DEVELOPING ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 06 AND 12Z. FOR NOW WILL
JUST MENTION MVFR CONDITIONS IN THE KGUY TAF.
JOHNSON
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 322 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011/
DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT TO PUSH INTO THE NORTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES BY
15Z OR SO THIS MORNING AND SHOULD STALL BY THIS AFTERNOON NEAR
ROUGHLY A KHHF TO KHRX LINE. SURFACE LOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE
FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL TX PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND THEN WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN KS BY 18Z THURSDAY. SURFACE TROUGH/DRYLINE
SOUTH OF THE SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLES
THURSDAY INTO OK BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXPECTED
TO HANG UP ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA BEFORE
FINALLY MOVING THROUGH ALL OF THE PANHANDLES THURSDAY NIGHT. BIGGEST
CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BE WIND SPEEDS AND WIND HIGHLIGHTS.
ALTHOUGH THE NAM AND GFS A LITTLE FASTER WITH THE UPPER LOW OVER
CENTRAL KS BY 00Z FRIDAY...THE ECMWF HINTING AT A SLOWER TIMING. THIS
MIGHT DELAY THE ONSET OF THE STRONGER WINDS LATER ON THURSDAY. PREFER
TO TAKE THE CAUTIOUS APPROACH WITH REGARDS TO HIGH WIND WARNING OR
WATCH ATTM...BUT CERTAINLY A WIND ADVISORY AT THE VERY LEAST MAY BE
NEED THURSDAY FOR MAINLY THE EXTREME WESTERN...SOUTHWEST AND POSSIBLY
THE SOUTH CENTRAL TX PANHANDLE. WILL HOLD OFF AND ALLOW THE DAY SHIFT
TO ASSESS THE MODELS AND DETERMINE IF EITHER A WIND ADVISORY OR HIGH
WIND WATCH NEEDED. THE NEXT CONCERN IS POSSIBLE PRECIP AS THE UPPER
LOW BRUSHES THE OK AND NORTHERN TX PANHANDLE LATE THURSDAY INTO EARLY
FRIDAY. FOR NOW...FEEL THAT THERE MAY BE A BRIEF WINDOW OF
OPPORTUNITY FOR LIGHT PRECIP AROUND THE 00Z TO 06Z FRIDAY TIME FRAME.
WILL INTRODUCE LOW END SLIGHT CHANCE POPS. OTHERWISE...DRY FORECAST
IN STORE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. POSSIBLE PRECIP CHANCES HINTED BY THE
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH
TRACKS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND CENTRAL PLAINS STATES. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY OR MONDAY NIGHT.
WILL INTRODUCE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS MONDAY NIGHT ALONG THE FRONT AND AS
SHORTWAVE ENERGY AFFECTS THE FORECAST AREA. COOLER FRIDAY BEHIND THE
FRONT WITH A WARMUP IN STORE FOR THE WEEKEND. COOLER AGAIN EARLY NEXT
WEEK BEHIND THE NEXT FRONT.
SCHNEIDER
FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL OR EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY OVER
MAINLY THE SOUTHWEST HALF OR SO OF THE FORECAST AREA. ELEVATED TO
POSSIBLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT. WILL CONTINUE WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY ACROSS THE
SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLES...BUT WILL HOLD OFF FOR NOW ON
ANY FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY. WILL LIKELY NEED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FRIDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLES. ELEVATED
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS POSSIBLE EITHER SUNDAY OR MONDAY AHEAD OF THE
NEXT COLD FRONT...BUT CONFIDENCE LOW ON WINDS AND RH VALUES.
SCHNEIDER
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...COLLINGSWORTH...
DALLAM...DEAF SMITH...DONLEY...GRAY...HARTLEY...HEMPHILL...
HUTCHINSON...MOORE...OLDHAM...POTTER...RANDALL...ROBERTS...
WHEELER.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...DEAF SMITH...
DONLEY...GRAY...OLDHAM...POTTER...RANDALL.
OK...NONE.
&&
08/13Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 8:35 AM CDT, 6 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 835 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-140245- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 835 AM CDT WED APR 13 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW AND FRIDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT BETWEEN 11 AM AND 9 PM THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED AS WINDS MAY APPROACH 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH. TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. FREEZE WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED. .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 ACROSS MUCH OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES TOMORROW AND FRIDAY. KB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 3:30 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Oldham and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:30 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | AMA | Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hemphill and 5 more | 24 hr |
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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.