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Red Flag Warning 27, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 9, 201120 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at May 9, 2011, 4:14 PM CDT for 20 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at May 10, 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
May 9, 2011, 4:14 PM CDT (21:14 UTC)
In effect from
May 10, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 10, 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 21:19 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, 9.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2011-05-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2011-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
6160 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

987 
WWUS84 KAMA 092114
RFWAMA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
414 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-100300-
/O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0025.110510T1700Z-110511T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0027.110510T1700Z-110511T0200Z/
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110510T0300Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
414 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR ALL OF THE PANHANDLES DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR 
ALL OF THE PANHANDLES DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY ACROSS
ALL OF THE PANHANDLES DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. 
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL OF THE 
PANHANDLES DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

* 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 OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  35 AND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ON
  TUESDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
  GUSTS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 1 AND 5 PERCENT
  WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
  VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. POOR
  RECOVERY OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE ANTICIPATED TONIGHT WITH
  MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST
  AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON 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.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
7 follow-up statements
265 
WWUS84 KAMA 100239 AAA
RFWAMA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
939 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-101445-
/O.EXP.KAMA.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110510T0300Z/
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0027.110510T1700Z-110511T0200Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
939 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT
TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF 
THE PANHANDLES... 
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE PANHANDLES...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
ALL OF THE PANHANDLES. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR ALL OF THE PANHANDLES DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND 
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

* 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: ON TUESDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING HOURS.

* HUMIDITY: POOR RECOVERY OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED
  TONIGHT WEST OF A PERRYTON TO GOODNIGHT LINE WITH MAXIMUM RELATIVE
  HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
  BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON 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.

&&

$$

MBS

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
199 
WWUS84 KAMA 100307 AAB
RFWAMA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1007 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-101515-
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0027.110510T1700Z-110511T0200Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
1007 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT
TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF 
THE PANHANDLES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT
TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF 
THE 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: ON TUESDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND 
  EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

* HUMIDITY: POOR RECOVERY OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED
  TONIGHT WEST OF A PERRYTON TO GOODNIGHT LINE WITH MAXIMUM RELATIVE
  HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
  BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON 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.

&&

$$

MBS

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
917 
WWUS84 KAMA 100945
RFWAMA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
445 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-102100-
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0027.110510T1700Z-110511T0200Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
445 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 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 OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.

* 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 OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING HOURS. 

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT
  ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY BY THIS
  AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS 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.

&&

$$

ANDRADE

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
083 
WWUS84 KAMA 101809
RFWAMA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
109 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

TXZ010-015-019-020-101915-
/O.CAN.KAMA.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110511T0200Z/
HEMPHILL-WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
109 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN AND EASTERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN AND EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...HEMPHILL...WHEELER...DONLEY...
  COLLINGSWORTH.

* REASONING: THE DRYLINE HAS REMAINED ACROSS THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF
  THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
  VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 15 PERCENT THROUGHOUT THIS
  AFTERNOON.

$$

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>009-011>014-016>018-102100-
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110511T0200Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-
DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
109 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR ALL OF THE PANHANDLES EXCEPT FOR THE FAR EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
ALL OF THE PANHANDLES EXCEPT FOR THE FAR EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS...BEAVER. IN 
  TEXAS...DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB... 
  HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...OLDHAM...POTTER... 
  CARSON...GRAY...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG. 

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING HOURS.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT
  INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY BY THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS 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.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
052 
WWUS84 KAMA 102057
RFWAMA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
357 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>009-011>014-016>018-111200-
/O.NEW.KAMA.FW.A.0026.110511T1700Z-110512T0200Z/
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110511T0200Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-
DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
357 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FOR ALL OF THE
PANHANDLES EXCEPT FOR THE FAR EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY 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 FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES EXCEPT FOR THE
FAR EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9
PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE PANHANDLES DUE TO STRONG WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS...BEAVER. IN 
  TEXAS...DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB... 
  HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...OLDHAM...POTTER... 
  CARSON...GRAY...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG. 

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH
  WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE UNTIL WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT
  CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. MINIMUM AFTERNOON
  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 5 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY
  THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY
  MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY 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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

TXZ010-015-019-020-111200-
/O.NEW.KAMA.FW.A.0026.110511T1700Z-110512T0200Z/
HEMPHILL-WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
357 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...HEMPHILL...WHEELER...DONLEY...
  COLLINGSWORTH.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH
  HIGHER GUSTS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE UNTIL WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND
  5 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY
  WEDNESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY 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.

&&

$$

SCHNEIDER

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
811 
WWUS84 KAMA 102156 CCA
RFWAMA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
449 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>009-011>014-016>018-111315-
/O.COR.KAMA.FW.A.0026.110511T1700Z-110512T0200Z/
/O.COR.KAMA.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110511T0200Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-
DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
449 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE PANHANDLES
EXCEPT FOR THE FAR EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY 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 FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE PANHANDLES EXCEPT
FOR THE FAR EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS...BEAVER. IN
  TEXAS...DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB...
  HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...OLDHAM...POTTER...
  CARSON...GRAY...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG.

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
  WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY MIDDAY
  WEDNESDAY...SWITCHING TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY
  EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT
  CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. MINIMUM AFTERNOON
  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 5 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY
  THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY
  MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...THEN CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY 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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

TXZ010-015-019-020-111315-
/O.COR.KAMA.FW.A.0026.110511T1700Z-110512T0200Z/
HEMPHILL-WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
449 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...HEMPHILL...WHEELER...DONLEY...
  COLLINGSWORTH.

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...THEN BECOME WEST TO
  SOUTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND
  5 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY
  WEDNESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY 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.

&&

$$

SCHNEIDER

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
672 
WWUS84 KAMA 110145 AAA
RFWAMA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
845 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>009-011>014-016>018-111345-
/O.EXP.KAMA.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110511T0200Z/
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0026.110511T1700Z-110512T0200Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-
DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
845 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... 
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE PANHANDLES EXCEPT FOR
THE FAR EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF 
THE PANHANDLES EXCEPT FOR THE FAR EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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...OLDHAM...POTTER... 
  CARSON...GRAY...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG. 

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BY NOON WEDNESDAY...SWITCHING TO THE WEST AND
  SOUTHWEST BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. WINDS WILL
  TURN TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NORTH TEXAS
  AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 5 TO 15 PERCENT
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP
  AROUND NOON WEDNESDAY...THEN LIKELY CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY
  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.

&&

$$

TXZ010-015-019-020-111345-
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0026.110511T1700Z-110512T0200Z/
HEMPHILL-WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
845 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...HEMPHILL...WHEELER...DONLEY...
  COLLINGSWORTH. 

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BY NOON WEDNESDAY...THEN BECOME WEST TO
  SOUTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. WINDS WILL
  SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NORTH TEXAS
  AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 5 TO 15 PERCENT
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY
  NOON WEDNESDAY AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY
  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

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 May 9, 4:07 PM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 4:07 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
407 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2011

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE PANHANDLES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE 90S IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH A FEW
SPOTS IN THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE ECLIPSING THE 100 DEGREE
MARK. A SURFACE LOW IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO
WITH A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHWARD INTO THE PANHANDLE.
DRYLINE HAS MIXED INTO WEST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WITH SINGLE DIGIT
DEWPOINTS ENCOMPASSING THE AREA. GRADIENT HAS STRENGTHENED ENOUGH TO
SUPPORT WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AOA 40 MPH. THESE GUSTY
WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 00Z/01Z BUT WILL REMAIN AROUND 10
TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. WITH THIS IN MIND...WENT A FEW DEGREES ABOVE
MAV GUIDANCE FOR LOW TEMPS TONIGHT.

UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS WEST OF THE PANHANDLES ON TUESDAY. TEMPS
SHOULD NOT BE AS HOT TOMORROW AND SHOULD RANGE FROM THE LOWER 80S IN
THE NORTHWEST TO LOWER 90S IN THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. DRYLINE
ONCE AGAIN WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE FORECAST AREA...
MOST LIKELY INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA BEFORE TREATING BACK INTO THE
CENTRAL ZONES AT NIGHT.

MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES ON WEDNESDAY.
WITH THE WAY THINGS HAVE GONE LATELY...BETTER PRECIP CHANCES WILL BE
LOCATED INTO OKLAHOMA AS THE DRYLINE SHIFTS EAST. LATEST MODELS IN
GOOD AGREEMENT ON THIS AND HAVE GONE AHEAD AND REMOVED THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES FOR WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE PANHANDLES AND LOOKS TO BE THROUGH THE REGION BY 09Z OR SO.
COOLER TEMPS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...WHICH WILL BE MORE NORMAL FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR...WITH MID 70S TO LOWER 80S.

BLOCKING PATTERN DEVELOPS INTO THE WEEKEND WITH UPPER RIDGE SOMEWHERE
IN THE VICINITY OF THE PANHANDLES. UPCOMING WEEKEND WILL BE A BIT
COOLER THAN THE LAST FEW DAYS DUE TO LACK OF DOWNSLOPING SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING
AS SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES CONTINUE. ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS
EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN BETWEEN 20
AND 30 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALL BETWEEN 10 AND
15 PERCENT. ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY BE
POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE PANHANDLES IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES WEDNESDAY
NIGHT SHIFTING WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX                55  87  56  80  48 /   0   0   0   0   5
BEAVER OK                  54  91  58  80  49 /   0   0   0  10  10
BOISE CITY OK              51  84  53  75  43 /   0   0   0   5  10
BORGER TX                  65  90  58  81  53 /   0   0   0   5  10
BOYS RANCH TX              54  87  53  79  46 /   0   0   0   5   5
CANYON TX                  54  87  55  80  47 /   0   0   0   0   0
CLARENDON TX               61  90  61  85  52 /   0   0   0   5   5
DALHART TX                 49  85  50  76  43 /   0   0   0   5   5
GUYMON OK                  55  88  54  80  48 /   0   0   0   5  10
HEREFORD TX                54  86  51  81  46 /   0   0   0   0   0
LIPSCOMB TX                57  91  60  83  50 /   0   0   0  10  10
PAMPA TX                   60  90  57  82  51 /   0   0   0   5  10
SHAMROCK TX                62  91  64  88  54 /   0   0   0   5  10
WELLINGTON TX              64  92  65  90  56 /   0   0   0   5  10

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 10 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.

     RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY 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.

OK...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BEAVER...CIMARRON...TEXAS.

     RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BEAVER...CIMARRON...TEXAS.

&&

15/10
Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 3:49 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
349 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-100900-
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
349 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE
EVENING ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES DUE TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 5 PERCENT... AND DRY GRASSES. A RED FLAG WARNING
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REQUIRE BOATERS TO EXERCISE
CAUTION ON AREA LAKES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY ACROSS ALL
OF THE PANHANDLES AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT ACROSS ALL OF
THE REGION. ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
ANTICIPATED FOR WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES AS
GUSTY DRY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
ELEVATED OR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

GOEHRING

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.