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Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 5, 2012, 4:05 PM CST for 16 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 11:00 AM CST. 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
- Mar 5, 2012, 4:05 PM CST (22:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2012, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Moore County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Sherman County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 3159 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
869 WWUS84 KAMA 052205 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 405 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 TXZ012-017-060200- /O.CAN.KAMA.FW.A.0008.120306T1700Z-120307T0200Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120306T0200Z/ POTTER-RANDALL- 405 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY IS CANCELLED FOR POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...POTTER...RANDALL. * WIND: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ONLY FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT TUESDAY THUS THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD RAPIDLY INCREASE AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING...PRECLUDING ANY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001-002-006-007-011-016-061200- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0008.120306T1700Z-120307T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0008.120306T1700Z-120307T0200Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120306T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY-MOORE-OLDHAM-DEAF SMITH- 405 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS. IN TEXAS... DALLAM...SHERMAN...HARTLEY...MOORE...OLDHAM...DEAF SMITH. * WIND: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TOMORROW. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT THROUGH THIS EVENING AND ON TUESDAY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD RAPIDLY INCREASE AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING...PRECLUDING ANY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. SIMILAR TIMING IS EXPECTED TOMORROW...WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. && $$ OKZ003-TXZ003>005-008>010-013>015-018>020-060200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120306T0200Z/ BEAVER-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL- CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 405 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...HANSFORD... OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL... CARSON...GRAY...WHEELER...ARMSTRONG...DONLEY...COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY THIS EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD RAPIDLY INCREASE AFTER SUNSET. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
6 follow-up statements
212 WWUS84 KAMA 060212 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 812 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 OKZ001-002-TXZ001-002-006-007-011-016-061200- /O.EXP.KAMA.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120306T0200Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0008.120306T1700Z-120307T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY-MOORE-OLDHAM-DEAF SMITH- 812 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS. IN TEXAS... DALLAM...SHERMAN...HARTLEY...MOORE...OLDHAM...DEAF SMITH. * WIND: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. && $$ OKZ003-TXZ003>005-008>010-012>015-017>020-060315- /O.EXP.KAMA.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120306T0200Z/ BEAVER-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL- POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 812 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ JACKSON FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
149 WWUS84 KAMA 061015 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 415 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 TXZ003-008-012-017-062200- /O.EXA.KAMA.FW.W.0008.120306T1700Z-120307T0200Z/ HANSFORD-HUTCHINSON-POTTER-RANDALL- 415 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...HANSFORD...HUTCHINSON...POTTER... RANDALL. * WIND: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT TODAY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AS WINDS INCREASE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RAPIDLY INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. && $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001-002-006-007-011-016-062200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0008.120306T1700Z-120307T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY-MOORE-OLDHAM-DEAF SMITH- 415 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS. IN TEXAS... DALLAM...SHERMAN...HARTLEY...MOORE...OLDHAM...DEAF SMITH. * WIND: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT TODAY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AS WINDS INCREASE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RAPIDLY INCREASE. 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. && $$ JOHNSON FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
594 WWUS84 KAMA 061715 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1115 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011-012-016-017-070200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- 1115 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS. IN TEXAS... DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON... OLDHAM...POTTER...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL. * WIND: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INTO THE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RAPIDLY INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
377 WWUS84 KAMA 062058 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 258 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 OKZ003-TXZ004-009-013-014-018-019-070200- /O.EXA.KAMA.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T0200Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-ROBERTS-CARSON-GRAY-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- 258 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MOST OF THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...OCHILTREE... ROBERTS...CARSON...GRAY...ARMSTRONG...DONLEY. * WIND: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RAPIDLY INCREASE. 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. && $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011-012-016-017-070200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- 258 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS. IN TEXAS... DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON... OLDHAM...POTTER...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL. * WIND: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RAPIDLY INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
079 WWUS84 KAMA 062151 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 351 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 TXZ001>004-006>009-011>014-016>019-071200- /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.A.0009.120307T1700Z-120308T0200Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T0200Z/ DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- ROBERTS-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- DONLEY- 351 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL 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 THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD... OCHILTREE...HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...OLDHAM... POTTER...CARSON...GRAY...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG... DONLEY. * WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 8PM THIS EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AGAIN FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE LIKELY TO BE BETWEEN 7 AND 15 PERCENT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AGAIN AFTER 11 AM WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM. 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. && $$ OKZ001>003-070200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER- 351 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS...BEAVER. * WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RAPIDLY INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. && $$ NF FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
952 WWUS84 KAMA 070212 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 812 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 TXZ001>004-006>009-011>014-016>019-071100- /O.EXP.KAMA.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T0200Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0009.120307T1700Z-120308T0200Z/ DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- ROBERTS-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- DONLEY- 812 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL 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...SHERMAN...HANSFORD... OCHILTREE...HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...OLDHAM... POTTER...CARSON...GRAY...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG... DONLEY. * WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AGAIN FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE LIKELY TO BE BETWEEN 7 AND 15 PERCENT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AGAIN AFTER 11 AM WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM. 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. && $$ OKZ001>003-070315- /O.EXP.KAMA.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER- 812 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ JACKSON FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
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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.