Rangeland Fire Danger Forecast
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX

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FNUS64 KAMA 190918
RFDAMA

FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
418 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

OKZ001-TXZ002-008>010-015-200200-
CIMARRON-SHERMAN-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...STRATFORD...
BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...SHAMROCK...WHEELER
418 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE DANGER
STATEMENT FOR ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* 20 FOOT WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 15 TO 20 PERCENT.

* TIMING...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
  THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO
  DECREASE.

OUTDOOR BURNING AND ACTIVITIES THAT CAUSE OPEN SPARKS OR FLAMES
ARE DISCOURAGED. FIRE AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SIGNIFICANT WIND DRIVEN GRASS FIRES.

A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 15
MPH OR HIGHER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 20 PERCENT OR
LESS...AND A FIRE DANGER RATING OF HIGH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED
TO OCCUR.

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