Thursday, April 10, 2008

PEOPLE OF AMARILLO BEWARE!

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THESE WESTERLY WINDS WILL BRING IN DRIER AIR...RESULTING IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THIS COMBINATION OF WINDY AND DRY WEATHER WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THROUGH 9 PM.

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 DRY FUELS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

HOLY SHIT TAKE COVER

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