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Fire Weather Warning

Statement as of 4:30 AM CDT on May 18, 2013

Expires 11:00 PM EDT on 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 The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.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.




For more information from the National Weather Service visit...



Record Report

Statement as of 1:30 AM CDT on May 18, 2013


... Record high temperature tied at Amarillo Friday...

The high temperature at Amarillo reached 100 degrees yesterday at
500 PM CDT. This ties the old record set in 1927.


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