Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast Issued by NWS
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FNUS64 KLUB 160900
RFDLUB
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
400 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013
TXZ021>023-027>029-033>035-039>041-162100-
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...PLAINVIEW...MORTON...
LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...
BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL
355 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED GENERALLY WEST OF THE
INTERSTATE 27 AND US 87 CORRIDOR...
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD IN WILDLAND GRASSES.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 PERCENT.
* WIND: WESTERLY AT 15 TO 20 MPH.
* TEMPERATURE: 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
* FUELS: DRY.
* TIMING: FROM EARLY AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING.
THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE GRASS FIRES.
OUTDOOR BURNING AND ACTIVITIES THAT CAUSE OPEN SPARKS OR FLAMES ARE DISCOURAGED.