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Red Flag Warning 39, NWS Amarillo, TX

June 7, 2011Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma; 20 counties in Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Jun 7, 2011, 4:25 AM CDT for Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma; 20 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jun 7, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 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
Jun 7, 2011, 4:25 AM CDT (09:25 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 7, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 7, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
11 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 09:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 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 00:00Z on 2011-06-07Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3945 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
116 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.

845 
WWUS84 KAMA 070925
RFWAMA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
425 AM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011

TXZ016-072100-
/O.CAN.KAMA.FW.A.0035.110607T1600Z-110608T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KAMA.FW.A.0036.110608T1600Z-110609T0300Z/
DEAF SMITH-
425 AM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
THE FAR WEST TEXAS PANHANDLE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FAR WEST
TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR TODAY
ACROSS DEAF SMITH COUNTY.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DEAF SMITH.

* WIND: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
  MPH ARE LIKELY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 5 PERCENT WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AROUND
  MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ012-013-017-018-071030-
/O.CAN.KAMA.FW.A.0035.110607T1600Z-110608T0300Z/
POTTER-CARSON-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
425 AM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL PANHANDLE INCLUDING AMARILLO...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL PANHANDLE INCLUDING
AMARILLO.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...POTTER...CARSON...RANDALL...
  ARMSTRONG.

* REASONING: 20 FT WINDS ARE MAINLY EXPECTED TO BE JUST UNDER 20 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

$$

TXZ001-006-011-072100-
/O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0035.110607T1600Z-110608T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0039.110607T1600Z-110608T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KAMA.FW.A.0036.110608T1600Z-110609T0300Z/
DALLAM-HARTLEY-OLDHAM-
425 AM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EXCEPT FOR THE
FAR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL PANHANDLES... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
FAR WEST TEXAS PANHANDLE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE EXCEPT FOR THE FAR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL PANHANDLES.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG 
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FAR WEST TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DALLAM...HARTLEY...OLDHAM.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH CAN
  BE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WEST TO
  SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY
  LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT
  BOTH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY
  TODAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. CRITICAL
  FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY
  WEDNESDAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY 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.

&&

$$

OKZ001>003-TXZ002>005-007>010-014-072100-
/O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0035.110607T1600Z-110608T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0039.110607T1600Z-110608T0300Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-
425 AM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EXCEPT THE FAR
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL PANHANDLES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE EXCEPT FOR THE FAR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL PANHANDLES.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS...BEAVER. IN 
  TEXAS...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB...MOORE... 
  HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...GRAY. 

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND
  MIDDAY TODAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY 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.

&&

$$

TXZ015-019-020-072100-
/O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0039.110607T1600Z-110608T0300Z/
WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
425 AM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EXCEPT THE FAR
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL PANHANDLES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EXCEPT THE FAR
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL PANHANDLES..

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

* WIND: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE
  EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND
  MIDDAY TODAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY 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.

&&

$$

MBS

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
2 follow-up statements
123 
WWUS84 KAMA 071952
RFWAMA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
252 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011

TXZ016-081200-
/O.EXA.KAMA.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110608T0300Z/
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0036.110608T1600Z-110609T0300Z/
DEAF SMITH-
252 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
FAR SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
FAR SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE FAR SOUTHWEST
TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DEAF SMITH.

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 THROUGH
  EARLY THIS EVENING AND AROUND 5 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
  EARLY EVENING.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY THIS EVENING AND LIKELY DEVELOP AGAIN AROUND MIDDAY
  WEDNESDAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ012-013-017-018-080300-
/O.EXA.KAMA.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110608T0300Z/
POTTER-CARSON-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
252 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...POTTER...CARSON...RANDALL...
  ARMSTRONG. 

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  EARLY 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.

&&

$$

TXZ001-006-011-081200-
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110608T0300Z/
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0036.110608T1600Z-110609T0300Z/
DALLAM-HARTLEY-OLDHAM-
252 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING 
FOR THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE WESTERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DALLAM...HARTLEY...OLDHAM.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH CAN
  BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
  20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  EARLY EVENING HOURS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY
  DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
  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.

&&

$$

OKZ001>003-TXZ002>005-007>010-014-015-019-020-080300-
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110608T0300Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
252 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE
TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS...BEAVER. IN 
  TEXAS...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB...MOORE... 
  HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...GRAY...WHEELER...DONLEY... 
  COLLINGSWORTH. 

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  EARLY 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.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
049 
WWUS84 KAMA 080306
RFWAMA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1006 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011

TXZ001-006-011-016-081515-
/O.EXP.KAMA.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110608T0300Z/
/O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0036.110608T1600Z-110609T0300Z/
DALLAM-HARTLEY-OLDHAM-DEAF SMITH-
1006 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DALLAM...HARTLEY...OLDHAM.

* WIND: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
  MPH ARE LIKELY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT
  ON WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING:  CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP
  AROUND MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
  HOURS.


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.

&&

$$

OKZ001>003-TXZ002>005-007>010-012>015-017>020-080415-
/O.EXP.KAMA.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110608T0300Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-RANDALL-
ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
1006 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND
NORTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE NOW ABOVE 15 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
PANHANDLE REGION AND SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO AROUND 10 TO
20 MPH. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

KNS

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 4:25 AM CDTFire Weather WatchAMADallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham24 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.