Red Flag Warning
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-
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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 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
300 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON TO
EARLY EVENING...
.VERY DRY AIR ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S WILL RESULT IN
EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES BEHIND A DRYLINE ON SATURDAY. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO RESULT IN
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY WEST OF
HIGHWAY 25 ACROSS FAR WESTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY
EVENING.
KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-181600-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0005.130518T1800Z-130519T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0009.130518T1800Z-130519T0200Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
300 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /200 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND GUSTY WINDS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON AND FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 085 STEVENS.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...PEAK CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 2
PM UNTIL 8 PM CDT.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S.
* IMPACTS...FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL WILL BE VERY HIGH AND ANY
OUTDOOR FLAMES COULD QUICKLY GROW OUT OF CONTROL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
&&
$$
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
741 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY 11AM MDT TO 9PM MDT WEST CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS/LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
FOR THE LOWER/MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW
HUMIDITY...
.AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF ARIZONA INTO NEW
MEXICO SATURDAY WILL RETURN GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW
HUMIDITIES...AND DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM EXPANDS
COVERAGE OVER NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL
DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN WITH CONTINUED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER POSSIBLE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND FROM THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS BORDER.
NMZ104-106>108-181400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
741 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS UNTIL SUNSET SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH SATURDAY. WEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH SUNDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY
BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS SOUTH AND
EAST.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
737 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
222...223...224...225...226 AND 227. THIS INCLUDES THE EASTERN SAN
JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT
COUNTY...EL PASO COUNTY AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET
MOUNTAINS...
...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...
PROLONGED DROUGHT AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237. THIS INCLUDES BACA AND
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...
COZ233-237-181745-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.130518T1800Z-130519T0200Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
737 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE
WERE TO START.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
