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WWUS84 KLUB 072101
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
301 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009

TXZ021-022-027-028-033-080000-
PARMER-CASTRO-BAILEY-LAMB-COCHRAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...MORTON
301 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009

...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON...

THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY BREEZES IN THE 10 
TO 20 MPH RANGE...AND UNUSUALLY WARM TEMPERATURES SOME 10 TO 15 
DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES...IS RESULTING IN WEATHER SUPPORTIVE 
OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH THIS AFTERNOON.  THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST 
THROUGH SUNSET...WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO COOL AND RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN 
BREEZY OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY 
VALUES WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. 

THOSE PLANNING TO ATTEMPT A CONTROLLED BURN OR AGRICULTURAL BURNING 
TODAY SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ANY OUTDOOR BURNING...AS CURRENT 
WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY PROMOTE UNCONTROLLABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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