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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
708 AM CST WED JAN 19 2011

...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE...

SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE.
THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...AND MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2
PM AND 6 PM IN THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE.

CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER 6 PM AS RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES INCREASE.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MEAN THAT 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF
15 MPH OR HIGHER...DRY FUELS...AND MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 20 PERCENT OR LESS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR.

OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS AFTERNOON. BE EXTREMELY
CAREFUL TO AVOID STARTING OUTDOOR FIRES...AND BE SURE TO PROPERLY
EXTINGUISH ALL SMOKING MATERIALS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO QUICKLY BECOME DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES.

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