Fire Weather Watch issued March 16 at 3:41AM CDT until March 18 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Red Flag
Warning for strong winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from 1 PM to 9 PM CDT Monday. The Fire Weather Watch is no
longer in effect.

* Affected Area…In Oklahoma…Cimarron…Texas and Beaver. In
Texas…Dallam…Sherman…Hansford…Ochiltree…Lipscomb…
Hartley…Moore…Hutchinson…Roberts…Hemphill…Oldham…
Potter…Carson…Gray…Wheeler…Deaf Smith…Randall…
Armstrong…Donley…Collingsworth and Palo Duro Canyon.

* 20 Foot Winds…For Monday, southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with
gusts up to 40 mph. For Tuesday, southwest 30 to 40 mph with
gusts up to 60.0 mph.

* Relative Humidity…For Monday as low as 8 percent. For Tuesday
as low as 9 percent.

* Red Flag Threat Index…For Monday, 3 to 7. For Tuesday, 5 to
8.

* Timing…For the Red Flag Warning on Monday, from 1 PM to 9 PM.
For the Fire Weather Watch on Tuesday, from 11 AM to 11 PM.

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