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WWUS84 KAMA 180930
RFWAMA
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
OKZ001>003-TXZ001>004-006>009-011>014-016>019-182100-
/O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0003.130518T1800Z-130519T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0007.130518T1800Z-130519T0300Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HARTLEY-
MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-DEAF SMITH-
RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-
430 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE PANHANDLES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS...BEAVER. IN
TEXAS...DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...HARTLEY...
MOORE...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...OLDHAM...POTTER...CARSON...
GRAY...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG...DONLEY.
* WIND: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.
* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 6 AND 15
PERCENT.
* TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY 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.
&&
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HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
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