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High Wind Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
317 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006

...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WEDNESDAY...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT
LAKES TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS
NORTHEAST ACROSS QUEBEC PROVINCE DURING WEDNESDAY. STRONG DAMAGING
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS NORTHERN AND DOWNEAST MAINE ON WEDNESDAY.

MEZ001>006-010-031-180415-
/O.NEW.KCAR.HW.W.0002.060118T1700Z-060119T0500Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK...
CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...
EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...
SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD
317 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
DURING WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS 60 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER HIGHER EXPOSED
TERRAIN.

STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU
ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME
CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS
SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND SNOW SHOVELS. STAY ALERT FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

$$

KHW

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RED FLAG WARNING until 7:00PM CST
Fire Weather Watch until 6:00PM CST Thursday

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
459 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT 11AM TO 7PM TODAY...

.WARM TEMPERATURES...BRISK SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL WILD FIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS.

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-190100-
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.W.0007.060118T1700Z-060119T0100Z/
/O.CON.KSJT.FW.A.0007.060119T1700Z-060120T0100Z/
FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-
CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-HASKELL-THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-
TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-KIMBLE-
MASON-
459 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

BRISK SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE TROUGH
ESTABLISHES ITSELF ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. IN
ADDITION... TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER
70S. THIS COUPLED WITH LOW DEW POINTS WILL RESULT IN LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. THEREFORE... CRITICAL WILD
FIRE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT
DANGEROUS WILD FIRES. SIMILAR CONDITIONS MAY BE PRESENT AGAIN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL 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.

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

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
410 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

TXZ027>031-033>044-181900-
/O.UPG.KLUB.FW.A.0004.060118T1600Z-060118T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KLUB.FW.W.0006.060118T1800Z-060119T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLUB.FW.A.0005.060120T1600Z-060121T0000Z/
BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-
DICKENS-KING-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
410 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED
20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND EXTREMELY HIGH FIRE DANGER...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...
SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND EXTREMELY
HIGH FIRE DANGER...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

20 FOOT WINDS FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST WILL INCREASE ABOVE
20 MPH BY MIDDAY TODAY. WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS PERSISTING OVER
THE AREA...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 10 PERCENT OR
LESS. IN ADDITION...VERY DRY FUELS AND DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL
MAKE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH GIVEN ACCIDENTAL
IGNITION.

THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE MORNING TO LATE
AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LOW WILL MOVE JUST NORTH OF THE
AREA CREATING WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS WEST
TEXAS.

PLEASE RELAY THE DETAILS OF THIS WATCH AND WARNING TO THE
APPROPRIATE FIRE FIGHTING AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

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.

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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RED FLAG WARNING until 6:00PM CST

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
404 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THROUGH 6 PM TODAY
ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS DUE TO STRONG DEVELOPING
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING WITH
HUMIDITIES QUICKLY FALLING BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. MOISTURE WILL
SLOWLY INCREASE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH
HUMIDITIES REMAINING HIGH UNTIL ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE
AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-190000-
/O.EXT.KEWX.FW.W.0011.060118T1600Z-060119T0000Z/
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-
MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
404 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS DUE TO STRONG
DEVELOPING SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...EFFECTIVE FROM 10
AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING AS A SURFACE
TROUGH INCREASES SOUTH WINDS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. GULF
MOISTURE WILL RETURN VERY SLOWLY AT FIRST BUT WILL INCREASE ACROSS
MOST AREAS BY 6 PM AS WINDS FALL BELOW 15 MPH ACROSS MOST AREAS.

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.

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RED FLAG WARNING until 8:00PM CST

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
402 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE LEE OF THE
ROCKIES TODAY CAUSING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE.
THE STRONG WINDS...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

OKZ016>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-181815-
/O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0008.060118T1800Z-060119T0200Z/
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-
402 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A
COMBINATION OF STRONG...GUSTY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE WARNED AREA ARE EXPECTED TO WARM
INTO THE MID AND UPPER 60S WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE
15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

RESIDENTS OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT
TODAY...AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS IF
WILDFIRES DEVELOP. IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES AN INITIAL ATTACK...
RESIDENTS NEAR THE FIRE ARE ADVISED TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY FOR A
SAFE ZONE. IN TEXAS... MAYORS AND COUNTY JUDGES HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO DEMAND MANDATORY EVACUATIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING BANS
ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

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RED FLAG WARNING until 8:00PM CST

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
400 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM CST
TODAY FOR ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-181745-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0006.060118T1800Z-060119T0200Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
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-
400 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN ARKANSAS...
BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...
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...LE FLORE.

GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB WELL INTO THE 60S TODAY...WITH
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO NEAR OR BELOW THE 20 TO 25
PERCENT RANGE. THE COMBINATION OF THESE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
EXTREME FIRE WEATHER BEHAVIOR BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

AVOID ANY ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY
SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY. REPORT ANY
FIRES IMMEDIATELY TO LOCAL OFFICIALS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH
AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE
STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES.

ADDITIONAL FIRE INFORMATION...INCLUDING CURRENT COUNTY BURN
BANS...CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AT: WWW.OK.GOV/~OKAG/ AND FROM THE ARKANSAS FORESTRY COMMISSION AT:
WWW.FORESTRY.STATE.AR.US.

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RED FLAG WARNING until 6:00PM CST

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
220 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS FROM
10 AM TO 6 PM TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS...

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TODAY...WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN A FEW SPOTS. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL MAINTAIN THE HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS.

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-181745-
/O.CON.KFWD.FW.W.0010.060118T1600Z-060119T0000Z/
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-
220 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

ALL PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT FIRES FROM STARTING.
OUTDOOR BURN BANS REMAIN 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 YOU OBSERVE A WILDFIRE OR ONE DEVELOPS...REPORT IT QUICKLY TO
THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL EFFORTS AT CONTAINMENT...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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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
1210 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS FOR TODAY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST
TEXAS FOR TODAY...

.SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY. WIND
SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES EXPECTED TO BE 20 TO 30 PERCENT...HIGH FIRE DANGER
CONDITIONS WILL EXIST IN SPITE OF THE RAINFALL RECEIVED ON MONDAY.

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>199-210>212-181415-
/O.CON.KHGX.FW.W.0005.060118T1200Z-060119T0000Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-
POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
1210 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY. WIND
SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE DURING THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES EXPECTED TO BE 20 TO 25 PERCENT...HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS
WILL EXIST IN SPITE OF THE RAINFALL RECEIVED ON MONDAY.

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 Watch until 7:00PM CST

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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
231 PM CST TUE JAN 17 2006

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY UNTIL
   8 PM WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
   ARKANSAS...

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-181015-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FW.A.0006.060118T1800Z-060119T0200Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
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-
231 PM CST TUE JAN 17 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN ARKANSAS...
BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...
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...LE FLORE.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 60S WEDNESDAY WITH
WINDS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH DURING THE DAY.  BY AFTERNOON...
WINDS WILL AVERAGE 10 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT BY
MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.  THIS COMBINED WITH THE DRY VEGETATION
ACROSS THE AREA WILL LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER.

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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Wind Advisory until 6:00PM CST

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
220 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS FROM 10 AM TO
6 PM TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE NORTHERN CENTRAL PLAINS WILL DEEPEN
TODAY. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF OF MEXICO. THIS WILL RESULT IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TODAY. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
OCCUR MUCH OF THE DAY.

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-181745-
/O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0007.060118T1600Z-060119T0000Z/
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
220 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING...WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN A FEW SPOTS LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.

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.

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RED FLAG WARNING until 6:00PM CST

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
700 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
TEXAS ZONES HENDERSON AND LINDEN...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH CANCELLED FROM THIS AFTERNOON FOR OKLAHOMA
SOUTHEAST PROTECTION AREA...AND ARKANSAS DISTRICTS 2 AND 4...

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY IN RESPONSE
TO LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS.  AS A
RESULT...SOME AREAS IN TEXAS COULD BRIEFLY REACHED CRITICAL FIRE
DANGER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.  ELSEWHERE...WHILE RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW...WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO MEET RED
FLAG CRITERIA.

TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-190000-
/O.UPG.KSHV.FW.A.0006.060118T1800Z-060118T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KSHV.FW.W.0006.060118T1800Z-060119T0000Z/
RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-
MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-
SHELBY-
700 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR TEXAS ZONES HENDERSON AND LINDEN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.  THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS...AND SUSTAINED SURFACE
WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.  A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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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
259 PM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS
UNTIL 6 PM TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS...

...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY FOR LOCATIONS
ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BONHAM TO TEMPLE FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS...

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL ALSO REMAIN VERY LOW NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BONHAM TO
TEMPLE...BUT INCREASE IN THE SOUTHEAST AS GULF MOISTURE BEGINS TO
MOVE NORTH. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
MAINTAIN THE HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.

TXZ091>094-100>104-115>120-129>134-141>145-156>159-190000-
/O.EXT.KFWD.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060120T0000Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-EASTLAND-ERATH-
HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-
259 PM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...
WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS AND ON INTO THURSDAY. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS...COMBINED
WITH THE CONTINUING EXTREME DROUGHT...WILL MAINTAIN A VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE AREA.

IF YOU OBSERVE A WILDFIRE OR IF ONE DEVELOPS...REPORT IT QUICKLY
TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL EFFORTS OF CONTAINMENT...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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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 FORT WORTH TX
259 PM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS
UNTIL 6 PM TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS...

...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY FOR LOCATIONS
ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BONHAM TO TEMPLE FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS...

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL ALSO REMAIN VERY LOW NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BONHAM TO
TEMPLE...BUT INCREASE IN THE SOUTHEAST AS GULF MOISTURE BEGINS TO
MOVE NORTH. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
MAINTAIN THE HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.

TXZ095-105>107-121>123-135-146>148-160>162-174-175-190000-
/O.CON.KFWD.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/
LAMAR-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-HENDERSON-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-FALLS-LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
259 PM CST WED JAN 18 2006

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

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING.
VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT AND THE WINDS WILL ALSO DECREASE...WHICH WILL
CAUSE THE FIRE DANGER TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY.

IF YOU OBSERVE A WILDFIRE OR ONE DEVELOPS...REPORT IT QUICKLY TO
THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL EFFORTS AT CONTAINMENT...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 LUBBOCK TX
247 PM CST WED JAN 18 2006

TXZ027>031-033>044-190000-
/O.CAN.KLUB.FW.A.0005.060120T1600Z-060121T0000Z/
/O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/
BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-
DICKENS-KING-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
247 PM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...
SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND EXTREMELY
HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS...ROLLING PLAINS AND
AREAS OF THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE ON THE CAPROCK...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS CANCELED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH AT TIMES
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT. VERY DRY FUELS RESULTING FROM RECENT
DRY AND WINDY WEATHER WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID
FIRE GROWTH GIVEN IGNITION.

THE COLD FRONT FRIDAY IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FASTER
THEN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED AND THUS THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH  FOR
FRIDAY HAS BEEN CANCELED.

PLEASE RELAY THE DETAILS OF THIS WARNING TO THE APPROPRIATE FIRE
FIGHTING AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

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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Lake Wind Advisory until 7:00PM CST

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
1227 PM CST WED JAN 18 2006


TXZ054-065-066-072-073-098-113-127-139-140-154-190100-
/O.NEW.KSJT.LW.Y.0002.060118T2200Z-060119T0100Z/
NOLAN-COKE-RUNNELS-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-HASKELL-JONES-TAYLOR-COLEMAN-
BROWN-MCCULLOCH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SWEETWATER...ROBERT LEE...BRONTE...
BALLINGER...WINTERS...SAN ANGELO...EDEN...HASKELL...STAMFORD...
ANSON...HAMLIN...ABILENE...COLEMAN...BROWNWOOD...BRADY
1227 PM CST WED JAN 18 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CST THIS EVENING.

STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH WILL OCCUR
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE HEARTLAND...BIG COUNTRY AND CONCHO
VALLEY. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE AREA LAKES CHOPPY. THE
WINDS SHOULD DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

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RED FLAG WARNING until 6:00PM CST

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
509 AM CST THU JAN 19 2006

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM TODAY...

.WARM TEMPERATURES...BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS....AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL WILD FIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY.


TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-200000-
/O.UPG.KSJT.FW.A.0007.060119T1700Z-060120T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KSJT.FW.W.0008.060119T1500Z-060120T0000Z/
FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-
CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-HASKELL-THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-
TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-KIMBLE-
MASON-
509 AM CST THU JAN 19 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AREA AGAIN EXPECTED TODAY IN WEST CENTRAL
TEXAS...DUE TO A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG THE TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO
STATE LINE. AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MID AND UPPER 70S...
AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALL 10 TO 20 PERCENT...CRITICAL
WILD FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST. CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT
DANGEROUS WILD FIRES.

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 FORT WORTH TX
351 AM CST THU JAN 19 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM TODAY FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS DUE TO
GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS...

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
TODAY...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN A FEW SPOTS. THE STRONG WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA.

TXZ091>094-100>104-115>120-129>134-141>145-156>159-191800-
/O.CON.KFWD.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060120T0000Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-EASTLAND-ERATH-
HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-
351 AM CST THU JAN 19 2006

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

LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS...COMBINED WITH EXTREMELY
DRY FUELS...WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED HIGH FIRE DANGER.

IF YOU OBSERVE A WILDFIRE OR IF ONE DEVELOPS...REPORT IT QUICKLY
TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL EFFORTS OF CONTAINMENT...RESIDENTS
ARE ADVISED TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY TO 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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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 FORT WORTH TX
351 AM CST THU JAN 19 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM TODAY FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS DUE TO
GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS...

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
TODAY...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN A FEW SPOTS. THE STRONG WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA.

TXZ095-105>107-121>123-135-146>148-160>162-174-175-191800-
/O.EXA.KFWD.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060120T0000Z/
LAMAR-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-HENDERSON-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-FALLS-LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
351 AM CST THU JAN 19 2006

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH
HUMIDITIES WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER THAN THEY WERE YESTERDAY...
THE INCREASED SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH FIRE DANGER.

IF YOU OBSERVE A WILDFIRE OR IF ONE DEVELOPS...REPORT IT QUICKLY
TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES INITIAL EFFORTS OF CONTAINMENT...RESIDENTS
ARE ADVISED TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY TO 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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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 NORMAN OK
416 AM CST THU JAN 19 2006

...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND
ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM...

.A WEAK FRONT WILL SAG INTO NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TODAY CAUSING WINDS
TO DECREASE TODAY. SOUTH OF THE FRONT...UNSEASONABLY WARM
TEMPERATURES... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A PERIOD OF STRONG
WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

OKZ021>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-191830-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0009.060119T1600Z-060120T0000Z/
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-
416 AM CST THU JAN 19 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

ACROSS SOUTHEAST...SOUTH CENTRAL... AND PARTS OF CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA... SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG FOR PART OF THE DAY
WITH WIND SPEEDS RANGING FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO WARM INTO THE LOW 70S THIS
AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE IN SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA LATER TODAY AS MOISTURE MOVES NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA.
HOWEVER... WITH ONLY A SMALL RECOVERY OF THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVERNIGHT... HUMIDITIES WILL STILL BE LOW FOR A TIME WITH MINIMUM
RELATIVES RANGING FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
LESS THAN 20 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

FOR SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM INTO THE MIDDLE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL NOT BE AS
STRONG AS AREAS FURTHER EAST...WITH WIND SPEEDS RANGING FROM 10 TO
20 MPH. HOWEVER... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOW ONCE AGAIN...
WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE
AREA.

ALL THESE PARAMETERS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND
ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...MAINLY AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 40.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TODAY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.

RESIDENTS OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT
TODAY...AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS IF
WILDFIRES DEVELOP. IF A WILDFIRE ESCAPES AN INITIAL ATTACK...
RESIDENTS NEAR THE FIRE ARE ADVISED TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY FOR A
SAFE ZONE. IN TEXAS... MAYORS AND COUNTY JUDGES HAVE THE AUTHORITY
TO DEMAND MANDATORY EVACUATIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING BANS ARE IN
EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

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RED FLAG WARNING until 6:00PM CST

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
359 AM CST THU JAN 19 2006

ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ049-053-069-072-074>076-191800-
/O.UPG.KTSA.FW.A.0008.060119T1400Z-060120T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KTSA.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060120T0000Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-ADAIR-
SEQUOYAH-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE-
359 AM CST THU JAN 19 2006

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

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN ARKANSAS...
BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON.

IN OKLAHOMA...
PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...ADAIR...SEQUOYAH...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE
FLORE.

ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY WARM DAY WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES
CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR AND
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
CRITICAL THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH
AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES.

AVOID ANY ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY
SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY. REPORT ANY
FIRES IMMEDIATELY TO LOCAL OFFICIALS.

ADDITIONAL FIRE INFORMATION...INCLUDING CURRENT COUNTY BURN
BANS...CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AT: WWW.OK.GOV/~OKAG/ AND FROM THE ARKANSAS FORESTRY COMMISSION
AT: WWW.FORESTRY.STATE.AR.US.