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RED FLAG WARNING until 6:00PM CST Thursday

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
348 PM CST WED JAN 4 2006

...BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND FOR
ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THURSDAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD SOUTH ACROSS TEXAS TO BRING VERY
DRY AIR AS WELL AS BREEZY AFTERNOON CONDITIONS. RECENT AVERAGE FIRE
DANGER ASSESSMENTS FROM THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE ARE IN THE VERY
HIGH AND EXTREME CLASSIFICATION LEVELS WHICH REFLECTS EXTREMELY
DRY VEGETATION FROM THE ONGOING DROUGHT. AS A RESULT THESE BREEZY
AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT EXTREME WILDFIRE BEHAVIOR.

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MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-
ATASCOSA-WILSON-DIMMIT-
348 PM CST WED JAN 4 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND NORTHEAST PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY
WINDS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY. THIS NEW RED FLAG WARNING REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING
BELOW 15 PERCENT IN SOME LOCATIONS. THESE VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT...BUT WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER
SUNSET.

BY DAYTIME THURSDAY...AN ADDITIONAL SURGE OF DRY AND COOL AIR IS
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE NORTH WINDS TO 15 TO 20 MPH. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN FALL INTO THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES
THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG
WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS
ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES AN INITIAL ATTACK...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED
TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY FOR A SAFE ZONE.  MAYORS AND OR COUNTY
JUDGES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DEMAND MANDATORY EVACUATIONS WITHIN
TEXAS.

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RED FLAG WARNING until 6:00PM CST Thursday

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
325 PM CST WED JAN 4 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS...DUE TO DRY
AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THROUGH 6 PM TODAY...

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS DUE TO DRY AND WINDY
CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY...

.SYNOPSIS...THE PACIFIC COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH NORTH TEXAS
EARLY THIS MORNING...HAD MOVED DEEP INTO SOUTH TEXAS AS OF MID
AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS ARE DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE
RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST.
ANOTHER RE-ENFORCEMENT WILL MOVE INTO NORTH TEXAS THURSDAY...BRINGING
INCREASED NORTHERLY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. THE COMBINATION
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS...AND STRONG WINDS...WILL
RESULT IN A HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THURSDAY.


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NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
325 PM CST WED JAN 4 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

THE PACIFIC COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH NORTH TEXAS
EARLY THIS MORNING...HAD MOVED DEEP INTO SOUTH TEXAS AS OF MID
AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS ARE DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE
RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST.
ANOTHER RE-INFORCEMENT WILL MOVE INTO NORTH TEXAS THURSDAY...BRINGING
INCREASED NORTHERLY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. THE COMBINATION
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS...AND STRONG WINDS...WILL
RESULT IN A HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THURSDAY.

IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES AN INITIAL ATTACK...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED
TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY FOR A SAFE ZONE. MAYORS AND OR COUNTY
JUDGES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DEMAND MANDATORY EVACUATIONS WITHIN
TEXAS.

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.

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Fire Weather Alert until 8:00PM CST

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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
311 PM CST WED JAN 4 2006

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PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
LATIMER-LE FLORE-
311 PM CST WED JAN 4 2006

...FIRE WEATHER ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR
   THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN ARKANSAS...
BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND
SEBASTIAN.

IN OKLAHOMA...
PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...
OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...
OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...
PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER AND LE FLORE.

NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR THIS EVENING WILL COMBINE
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE. THE LONG
PERIOD OF DROUGHT WILL RESULT IN A HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS ALL
OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE FIRE WEATHER
THREAT WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING
AS WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WITH INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA AND THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS IN ARKANSAS HAVE
DECLARED BURN BANS FOR ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

A FIRE WEATHER ALERT IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED BUT ARE BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT MAY ALSO
BE ISSUED TO RELAY STATE OR COUNTY FIRE INFORMATION...SUCH AS BURNING BANS.

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RED FLAG WARNING until 6:00PM CST

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
549 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

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/O.NEW.KSHV.FW.W.0002.060105T1300Z-060106T0000Z/
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-DE SOTO-
RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-
FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-
HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
549 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS POSTED A RED FLAG
WARNING UNTIL 600 PM TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE DISTRICTS...MCCURTAIN
COUNTY IN THE SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA PROTECTION AREA...ARKANSAS DISTRICTS
TWO AND FOUR...NORTHEAST TEXAS DISTRICTS LINDEN...HENDERSON AND THE
EAST TEXAS FOREST ZONE AS WELL AS LOUISIANA CANEY RANGER DISTRICT
FOUR AND KISATCHIE RANGER DISTRICT SIX...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH MOVED THROUGH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY
HAS LEFT IN ITS WAKE A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT. THIS GRADIENT
WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
BE SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY LATE MORNING...
CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG
WINDS TODAY...LOW MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 20
TO 25 PERCENT ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

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.

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RED FLAG WARNING until 6:00PM CST

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
547 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
TEXAS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON THURSDAY...

.A PUSH OF MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE DOWN INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS
TODAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE MORNING LEADING
TO A HIGH FIRE DANGER. A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR
MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...EXCLUDING THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

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POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
547 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT WITH SUSTAINED
NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH DURING THE
AFTERNOON. COMBINED WITH DRY GROUND FUELS...THIS WILL CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITHIN THE
NEXT SIX HOURS. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

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RED FLAG WARNING until 6:00PM CST

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
547 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
TEXAS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON THURSDAY...

.A PUSH OF MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE DOWN INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS
TODAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE MORNING LEADING
TO A HIGH FIRE DANGER. A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR
MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...EXCLUDING THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

TXZ200-213-226-227-235-052000-
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FORT BEND-HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-WHARTON-
547 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 18 TO 30 PERCENT DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS WITH SUSTAINED NORTHERLY OF 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
NEAR 25 MPH. COMBINED WITH DRY GROUND FUELS...THIS WILL CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT SIX HOURS. A
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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RED FLAG WARNING until 6:00PM CST
Fire Weather Watch until 5:00PM CST Saturday

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
449 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TODAY DUE TO DRY AND
WINDY CONDITIONS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON
DUE TO DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS
SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...

.SYNOPSIS...
A REINFORCING PUSH OF COOL...DRY AIR WILL MOVE INTO TEXAS TODAY
AND CAUSE NORTH WINDS TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. THIS
COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS...AND STRONG
WINDS...WILL RESULT IN A HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS NORTH TEXAS
TODAY.

ANOTHER SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS OKLAHOMA
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CAUSE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS TO
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS ALSO EXPECTED
TO DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT. THEREFORE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH CONTINUES INTO SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A BONHAM
TO WAXAHACHIE TO WACO TO LAMPASAS LINE...BECAUSE THE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO REMAIN STRONG AND HUMIDITY WILL STAY BELOW 30 PERCENT
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS THIS AREA.


TXZ095-105>107-121>123-135-146>148-158-160>162-174-175-051800-
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NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-BELL-FALLS-LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-
ROBERTSON-
449 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...


NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
FALLING BELOW 30 PERCENT WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED
WITH THE EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE A HIGH FIRE DANGER
ACROSS THE AREA.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH LOW HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED
ONCE AGAIN.

ALL PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT FIRES FROM STARTING.
OUTDOOR BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT AREAWIDE. AVOID ANY ACTIVITIES
THAT COULD START A DEADLY FIRE...SUCH AS OUTDOOR WELDING OR
TOSSING LIT CIGARETTES. NEARLY ALL WILDFIRES ARE INTENTIONALLY OR
CARELESSLY SET.

IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES AN INITIAL ATTACK...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED
TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY FOR A SAFE ZONE. MAYORS AND OR COUNTY
JUDGES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DEMAND MANDATORY EVACUATIONS WITHIN
TEXAS.

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RED FLAG WARNING until 6:00PM CST
Fire Weather Watch until 5:00PM CST Saturday

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
449 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TODAY DUE TO DRY AND
WINDY CONDITIONS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON
DUE TO DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS
SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...

.SYNOPSIS...
A REINFORCING PUSH OF COOL...DRY AIR WILL MOVE INTO TEXAS TODAY
AND CAUSE NORTH WINDS TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. THIS
COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS...AND STRONG
WINDS...WILL RESULT IN A HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS NORTH TEXAS
TODAY.

ANOTHER SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS OKLAHOMA
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CAUSE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS TO
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS ALSO EXPECTED
TO DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT. THEREFORE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH CONTINUES INTO SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A BONHAM
TO WAXAHACHIE TO WACO TO LAMPASAS LINE...BECAUSE THE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO REMAIN STRONG AND HUMIDITY WILL STAY BELOW 30 PERCENT
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS THIS AREA.


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LAMPASAS-CORYELL-MCLENNAN-
449 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...ALONG WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BELOW 30 PERCENT WILL OCCUR THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED WITH THE EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS WILL
CREATE A HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE AREA.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
SATURDAY NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN.

ALL PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT FIRES FROM STARTING.
OUTDOOR BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT AREAWIDE. AVOID ANY ACTIVITIES
THAT COULD START A DEADLY FIRE...SUCH AS OUTDOOR WELDING OR
TOSSING LIT CIGARETTES. NEARLY ALL WILDFIRES ARE INTENTIONALLY OR
CARELESSLY SET.

IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES AN INITIAL ATTACK...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED
TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY FOR A SAFE ZONE. MAYORS AND OR COUNTY
JUDGES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DEMAND MANDATORY EVACUATIONS WITHIN
TEXAS.

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RED FLAG WARNING until 6:00PM CST

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
445 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD SOUTH ACROSS TEXAS EARLY THIS
MORNING. THIS WILL BRING VERY DRY AIR AND BREEZY CONDITIONS
TODAY. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND
THIS AFTERNOON.  RECENT AVERAGE FIRE DANGER ASSESSMENTS FROM THE
TEXAS FOREST SERVICE ARE IN THE VERY HIGH AND EXTREME
CLASSIFICATION LEVELS WHICH REFLECTS EXTREMELY DRY VEGETATION
FROM THE ONGOING DROUGHT. AS A RESULT THESE BREEZY AND DRY
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT EXTREME WILDFIRE BEHAVIOR.

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-051845-
/O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0003.060105T1800Z-060106T0000Z/
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
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MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
445 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

A SURGE OF VERY DRY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR WILL PRODUCE NORTH
WINDS TO 15 TO 25 MPH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS DURING THE
AFTERNOON TODAY.  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE 10 TO 25
PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS
EVENING...HOWEVER THE VERY DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES
THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG
WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS
ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES AN INITIAL ATTACK...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED
TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY FOR A SAFE ZONE.  MAYORS AND OR COUNTY
JUDGES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DEMAND MANDATORY EVACUATIONS WITHIN
TEXAS.

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Fire Weather Watch until 5:00PM CST Saturday

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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
430 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...

.LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS
ON SATURDAY. THE DIFFERENCE IN PRESSURE BETWEEN THIS LOW AND
HIGHER PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH WILL RESULT IN MODERATE SOUTHWEST
WINDS ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND MOST OF TEXAS. VERY WARM AIR IN THE
LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL BE BROUGHT INTO THE REGION DURING THE DAY ON
SATURDAY... AND VERY LIMITED MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
IMPROVE SLOWLY IN THE EVENING.

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-051830-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FW.A.0002.060107T1600Z-060108T0200Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-
FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
430 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING.

MOST OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS WILL EXPERIENCE WARM... BREEZY...
AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH... WITH
GUSTS TO ABOUT 30 OR 35 MPH... ARE EXPECTED... ALONG WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
DROP TO VERY LOW VALUES DURING THE AFTERNOON... GENERALLY BETWEEN
10 AND 15 PERCENT. ALL THIS... COMBINED WITH VERY DRY AND DORMANT
VEGETATION... WILL RESULT IN A VERY SERIOUS THREAT OF WILDFIRES.
AFTER SUNSET... CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE... ALTHOUGH THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY THAT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN 10 TO 20 MPH OR MORE
UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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Fire Weather Watch until 6:00PM CST Saturday

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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
428 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY MORNING
AND AFTERNOON...

.UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS
OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. WITH TINDER DRY RANGELAND...THESE CONDITIONS WILL
BE CONDUCIVE TO RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH...SHOULD ANY FIRES DEVELOP.


TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140-154-
155-052045-
/O.NEW.KSJT.FW.A.0002.060107T1700Z-060108T0100Z/
FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-HASKELL-
THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN-
MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-
428 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THIS WATCH COVERS THE PART OF WEST
CENTRAL TEXAS ROUGHLY NORTH OF A BARNHART TO SAN SABA LINE.

TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB QUICKLY INTO THE UPPER 70S SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THESE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE
A VERY DRY AIRMASS TO DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE
10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
AROUND 15 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL...WITH GUSTS OVER 25 MPH.

DROUGHT INDICES ARE AT RECORD OR NEAR RECORD LEVELS...AND MORE
THAN 75 PERCENT OF TEXAS COUNTIES HAVE ISSUED BURN BANS. TO STOP
DISASTROUS WILDFIRES...THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE AND THE GOVERNORS
DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REMIND YOU OF THE FOLLOWING...

IT HAS BEEN WINDY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY. HELP PREVENT
DEADLY WILDFIRES. DO NOT USE FIREWORKS OR BURN TRASH. DO NOT
THROW BURNING CIGARETTES ON THE GROUND. REMEMBER TOO THAT
ACCIDENTAL FIRES CAN START FROM MACHINERY AND MOTOR VEHICLES.

IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES AN INITIAL ATTACK...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED
TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY FOR A SAFE ZONE. MAYORS AND OR COUNTY
JUDGES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DEMAND MANDATORY EVACUATING WITHIN
TEXAS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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Fire Weather Watch until 6:00PM CST Saturday

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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
415 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

OKZ049-053>056-059>061-064>067-070-071-073>075-052200-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FW.A.0002.060107T1700Z-060108T0200Z/
PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-
CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-
HASKELL-LATIMER-
415 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL 8 PM
SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN OKLAHOMA...
PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...PAWNEE...
TULSA...ROGERS...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...
MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER.

DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP IN THE
WATCH AREA BY MIDDAY SATURDAY AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE
70S...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT AND SOUTH
WINDS INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR.

THE POTENTIAL FOR WILDFIRES WILL BECOME HIGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND ANY WILDFIRE THAT STARTS WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL.
IT CANNOT BE EMPHASIZED ENOUGH HOW DANGEROUS THE FIRE DANGER
SITUATION HAS BECOME ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA DUE TO THE RECENT DRY
CONDITIONS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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Lake Wind Advisory until 6:00PM CST

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
430 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006


ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-051830-
/O.NEW.KSHV.LW.Y.0003.060105T1600Z-060106T0000Z/
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-
UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA-
NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-
FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-
HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE QUEEN...NASHVILLE...ASHDOWN...HOPE...
PRESCOTT...TEXARKANA...LEWISVILLE...MAGNOLIA...EL DORADO...
SHREVEPORT...BOSSIER CITY...MINDEN...HOMER...RUSTON...
FARMERVILLE...MANSFIELD...COUSHATTA...BIENVILLE...JONESBORO...
MONROE...MANY...NATCHITOCHES...WINNFIELD...COLFAX...COLUMBIA...
JENA...IDABEL...CLARKSVILLE...MT VERNON...MT PLEASANT...
PITTSBURG...DAINGERFIELD...ATLANTA...QUITMAN...GILMER...
JEFFERSON...TYLER...LONGVIEW...MARSHALL...RUSK...HENDERSON...
CARTHAGE...NACOGDOCHES...CENTER...LUFKIN...SAN AUGUSTINE...
HEMPHILL
430 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...MCCURTAIN COUNTY IN
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST AND NORTH
CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL EXIST TODAY ACROSS THE REGION
WHICH WILL RESULT IN NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING.

BOATERS IN THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF
VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES TODAY.  THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS
OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH
MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID
THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

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Wind Advisory until 6:00PM CST

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1036 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTH TEXAS THROUGH 6 PM...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NORTH TEXAS WILL ALLOW GUSTY WINDS
WINDS THROUGH 6 PM. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
RELAXES AFTER SUNSET.

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-060000-
/O.NEW.KFWD.WI.Y.0002.060105T1700Z-060106T0000Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER...
SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...
KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...
EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND...
RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...
COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...
MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...
FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...
KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...
GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...
ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT
1036 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...
HAMPERING TRAVEL AND INCREASING THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS NORTH TEXAS.
WINDS SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE AND FALL BELOW 25 MPH SHORTLY AFTER
SUNSET.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

[TexasStooge]

RED FLAG WARNING until 6:00PM CST
Fire Weather Watch until 6:00PM CST Sunday

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
142 PM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS UNTIL 6 PM
THIS EVENING DUE TO GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS NOON SATURDAY THROUGH
6 PM SUNDAY EVENING...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING OVER
ALL OF NORTH TEXAS...AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND DEEP MIXING
OVER CONTINUES OVER NORTH TEXAS. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY
FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND THE GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH
FIRE DANGER ACROSS NORTH TEXAS THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

ANOTHER SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OFF THE LEE OF
THE ROCKIES SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DEEPEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST
OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASING
...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS WEEKEND DUE TO INCREASING SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS...WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITIES IN
THE TEENS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND STILL AT OR BELOW 30 PERCENT AT
NIGHT. ALSO...FUELS REMAIN EXTREMELY DRY FROM THE ONGOING DROUGHT.
THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING
SHOULD HELP DIMINISH THE FIRE DANGER SOMEWHAT.

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-060000-
/O.EXT.KFWD.FW.A.0003.060107T1800Z-060109T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFWD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-060106T0000Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
142 PM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH EXTENDED FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED FROM NOON SATURDAY THROUGH
6 PM SUNDAY.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH
BY 6 PM...AND CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH SUNSET OR 8 PM.
HOWEVER...RED FLAG CONDITIONS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL PERSIST UNTIL
THEN.

SOUTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND USHER IN
WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH WINDS BECOMING
GUSTY. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE AND VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST ON SUNDAY...
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE OZARKS. THE
COMBINATION OF THE INCREASING AND GUSTY WINDS...UNSEASONABLY WARM
TEMPERATURES... VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS
WILL RESULT IN A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

ALL PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT FIRES FROM STARTING.
OUTDOOR BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT AREAWIDE. AVOID ANY ACTIVITIES
THAT COULD START A DEADLY FIRE...SUCH AS OUTDOOR WELDING OR
TOSSING LIT CIGARETTES. NEARLY ALL WILD FIRES ARE INTENTIONALLY
OR CARELESSLY SET.

IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES AN INITIAL ATTACK...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED
TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY FOR A SAFE ZONE. MAYORS AND OR COUNTY
JUDGES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DEMAND MANDATORY EVACUATIONS WITHIN
TEXAS.

[TexasStooge]

Fire Weather Watch until 8:00PM CST Saturday

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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
346 PM CST THU JAN 5 2006

OKZ049-053>056-059>061-064>067-070-071-073>075-060415-
/O.CON.KTSA.FW.A.0002.060107T1700Z-060108T0200Z/
PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-
CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-
HASKELL-LATIMER-
346 PM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN OKLAHOMA...
PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...PAWNEE...
TULSA...ROGERS...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...
MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER.

DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP IN THE
WATCH AREA BY MID-DAY SATURDAY AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE
70S...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT AND SOUTHERLY
WINDS INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR.

THE POTENTIAL FOR WILDFIRES WILL BECOME EXTREME SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND ANY WILDFIRE THAT STARTS WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL.
IT CANNOT BE EMPHASIZED ENOUGH HOW DANGEROUS THE FIRE DANGER
SITUATION HAS BECOME ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA DUE TO THE RECENT DRY
CONDITIONS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

[TexasStooge]

Fire Weather Watch until 8:00PM CST Saturday

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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
309 PM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS FOR NEAR RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS
ON SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL NOT BE EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. WIND SPEED ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
QUICKLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY WARM AIR IN THE
LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL BE BROUGHT INTO THE REGION DURING THE DAY ON
SATURDAY... AND VERY LIMITED MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
IMPROVE SLOWLY IN THE EVENING.

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-060515-
/O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0002.060107T1600Z-060108T0200Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-
FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
309 PM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

MOST OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS WILL EXPERIENCE WARM... BREEZY...
 AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20
MPH IN THE MORNING WILL INCREASE DURING THE MIDDLE AND LATE
AFTERNOON AT 20 TO 25 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO ABOUT 30 OR 35 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED... ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO VERY LOW VALUES DURING THE
AFTERNOON... GENERALLY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT. ALL THIS...
COMBINED WITH VERY DRY AND DORMANT VEGETATION... WILL RESULT IN A
VERY SERIOUS THREAT OF WILDFIRES. AFTER SUNSET... CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE... ALTHOUGH THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO RUN 10 TO 20 MPH OR MORE UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY
NIGHT.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

[TexasStooge]

Fire Weather Watch until 8:00PM CST Sunday

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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
211 PM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...WILDFIRE DANGER OVER WEST CENTRAL TEXAS REMAINS CRITICALLY
HIGH AND WILL PEAK ONCE AGAIN THIS WEEKEND...

.UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MOST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS
SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE BIG COUNTRY MID TO LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...PROCEEDED BY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE
CONCHO VALLEY AND HEARTLAND. WITH NO HOPE FOR RAIN AND TINDER DRY
RANGELAND...THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE RAPIDLY SPREADING
AND POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRES.

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140-154-
155-061030-
/O.NEW.KSJT.FW.A.0003.060108T1700Z-060109T0100Z/
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0002.060107T1700Z-060108T0100Z/
FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-HASKELL-
THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN-
MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-
211 PM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...EFFECTIVE FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO EARLY
SATURDAY EVENING...AND AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY EVENING.

VERY WARM AND DRY AIR FROM THE DESERTS OF NORTHERN MEXICO WILL
FLOW INTO WEST CENTRAL TEXAS SATURDAY...DROPPING AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES TO READINGS OF 6 TO 10 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL
AVERAGE NEAR 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH DURING THE
AFTERNOON.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 20...THOUGH AT THE EXPENSE OF A FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE
SWITCH TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON SUNDAY
COULD POTENTIALLY CREATE SIGNIFICANT FIRE CONTROL PROBLEMS FOR ANY
EXISTING WILDFIRES OVER THE BIG COUNTRY.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.

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Fire Weather Watch until 8:00PM CST Saturday

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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
211 PM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...WILDFIRE DANGER OVER WEST CENTRAL TEXAS REMAINS CRITICALLY
HIGH AND WILL PEAK ONCE AGAIN THIS WEEKEND...

.UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MOST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS
SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE BIG COUNTRY MID TO LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...PROCEEDED BY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE
CONCHO VALLEY AND HEARTLAND. WITH NO HOPE FOR RAIN AND TINDER DRY
RANGELAND...THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE RAPIDLY SPREADING
AND POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRES.

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CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-MENARD-
211 PM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...EFFECTIVE FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY EVENING.

VERY WARM AND DRY AIR FROM THE DESERTS OF NORTHERN MEXICO WILL
FLOW INTO WEST CENTRAL TEXAS SATURDAY...DROPPING AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES TO AROUND 10 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL AVERAGE NEAR
15 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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Fire Weather Watch until 5:00PM CST Saturday

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
550 PM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS EXPIRES AT 6 PM THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS NOON SATURDAY
THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY EVENING...

.ANOTHER SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN THE LEE OF
THE ROCKIES SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DEEPEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST
OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN
INCREASING ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS WEEKEND DUE TO STRONG...GUSTY
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS...WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITIES
IN THE TEENS DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND STILL AT OR BELOW 30
PERCENT AT NIGHT. ALSO...FUELS REMAIN EXTREMELY DRY FROM THE
ONGOING DROUGHT. THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY MORNING SHOULD HELP DIMINISH THE FIRE DANGER SOMEWHAT.

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/O.EXP.KFWD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-060106T0000Z/
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MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
550 PM CST THU JAN 5 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
USHER IN WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS
WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST ON SUNDAY... AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE OZARKS. THE COMBINATION OF THE
STRONG...GUSTY WINDS... UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW
HUMIDITIES...AND ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS...WILL RESULT IN A VERY
HIGH FIRE DANGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

ALL PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT FIRES FROM STARTING.
OUTDOOR BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT AREAWIDE. AVOID ANY ACTIVITIES
THAT COULD START A DEADLY FIRE...SUCH AS OUTDOOR WELDING OR
TOSSING LIT CIGARETTES. NEARLY ALL WILD FIRES ARE INTENTIONALLY
OR CARELESSLY SET.

IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES AN INITIAL ATTACK...RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED
TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY FOR A SAFE ZONE. MAYORS AND OR COUNTY
JUDGES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DEMAND MANDATORY EVACUATIONS WITHIN
TEXAS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.