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Amarillo Fire Weather Zones
 Fire Weather Forecasts
Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles
Central and Northern New Mexico
Western and Central Oklahoma
South Plains of Texas

 Red Flag Fire Weather
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Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles
Central and Northern New Mexico
Western and Central Oklahoma
South Plains of Texas
County Burning Bans - Oklahoma County Outdoor Burning Bans - Texas
Daily Texas Fire Danger Map
5-Day Average Texas Fire Danger Map
Fire Weather Watch and Red Flag
   Warning Criteria
Southwest Area Operating Plan
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Texas Fire Weather Operating Plan
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Lake Meredith Prescribed Burn  
 
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  Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles
 

Western and Central Oklahoma
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Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles
Central and Northern New Mexico		 Western and Central Oklahoma
South Plains of Texas

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Amarillo Spot Forecast Request and
  Monitoring Page
Amarillo Spot Forecast Requests
Spot Forecast Instructions
Spot Forecast Request Fax Form
    - when internet spot program is down
Spot Forecast Request Form D-1
    - when internet spot program is down
    - requires Adobe Reader

Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles
Central and Northern New Mexico
Western and Central Oklahoma
South Plains of Texas

Experimental Fire Weather Planner

 NFDRS Forecasts  
Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles
Central and Northern New Mexico 		Western and Central Oklahoma
South Plains of Texas

 NFDRS Observations  
Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles
Central and Northern New Mexico

 Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices  
Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles Central and Northern New Mexico
South Plains of Texas

Observations

Cedar RAWS - near Lake Meredith
Bootleg RAWS - near Hereford
Caprock Canyons State Park RAWS
Matador RAWS - near Paducah
Pinion Canyon RAWS - near Trinidad CO
Cimarron RAWS - near Elkhart KS
Mills Canyon RAWS - near Roy NM
Ute Canyon RAWS - near Campo CO
Southwest Region RAWS Current Weather
Current Weather Summary for Amarillo CWA
Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Fire Danger Model and Maps - select "Fire Danger Model" from menu
Texas Weather Connection
Current Conditions TX,OK
Southern Plains Current Map
Current Map - click and drag mouse over map
MesoWest - AMA WFO Amarillo, Texas
West Texas MesoNet Current Obs
Current Texas Keetch-Byram Drought Index
U.S. Drought Monitor
Palmer Drought Severity Index
Drought Monitoring

 Lightning Data - courtesy of Ken Schneider
   Recent Image,Loop
SPC Fire Weather Analysis Page
MODIS Active Fires Map
MODIS Fire Detection Map
Keetch-Byram Drought Index
Fire Danger Rating
Lower Atmosphere Stability (Haines) Index
Dead Fuel Moisture Contents
   10-hour, 1/4-1" diameter fuels
   100-hour, 1-3" diameter fuels
   1000-hour, 3-8" diameter fuels
Visual Satellite Images
   1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (loop), 6 (loop)
Infrared Satellite Images
   1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (loop), 6 (loop)
Water Vapor Satellite Images
   1, 2, 3, 4 (loop)
Fire Channel Satellite Image
   1, 2, 3
OSEI Fire Events
Satellite Fire Detection Program

 IMET Resources  
NWS Southern Region IMET Page
Southwest Area Fire Weather Briefing
Texas Forest Service Wildfire Reporting System

NWS IMET Page
Global Disaster Information Service

Fire Weather Forecasts and Outlooks
Day 1 Fire Weather
Day 2 Fire Weather
Experimental Day 3-8 Fire Weather
Forecast Texas Fire Danger Map
State of Texas Fire Risk Assessment
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Texas Forest Service Fuels Update
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SPC Fire Weather Graphics
SPC Short-Range Ensemble Forecast
Day 2 Forecast Fire Danger Rating
U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook
Long Range Temperature and Precipitation
U.S. Hazards Assessment Outlook Map
National Significant Wildland Fire Outlook
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National Significant Wildland Fire Map
Seasonal Significant Wildland Fire Map
Southwest Area Fire Outlooks
Rocky Mountain Center Fire Weather Page

Day 1 Thunderstorms
Day 2 Thunderstorms
Day 3 Thunderstorms
Mesoscale Discussions

Fire Weather Customers
Texas Forest Service
Oklahoma Forestry Services
National Park Service
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area
Southwest Area Wildland Fire Operations
Southern Area Coordination Center
Texas Interagency Coordination Center
Canyon Fire Department
Racher Resource Management, LLC

U.S. Forest Service Southwest Area
U.S. Forest Service - Cibola National Forest
   Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands
   Black Kettle and McClellan Creek NG
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management - NM TX OK KS
WFAS - Wildland Fire Assessment System
National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)
National Wildfire Coordinating Group
GeoMAC Wildland Fire Support
National Fire Weather Page


Research & Training
Meteorology Education and Training: Fire Weather
NWCG Training
Fire Weather Case Studies
Joint Fire Science Program
Public Domain Software for the Wildland Fire Community
Wildland Fire Detection using Satellite Imagery

U.S. Fire Administration - Wildfire Training Southwest Fire Use Training Academy
Wildland Fire Training
Fire in the Field
Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center
Wildland Fire Safety Training


Miscellaneous

Relative Humidity and Dew Point Tables - requires Adobe Reader
    0-500 ASL RH Table
   501-1900 ASL RH Table
   1901-3900 ASL RH Table
   3901-6100 ASL RH Table
   6101-8500 ASL RH Table
   8501-11000 ASL RH Table
   11001-13500 ASL RH Table
RAWS Homepage - info about Remote Automated Weather Stations
FLASH Card -- Wildfire - requires Adobe Reader
Wildland Fire - wildland fire news, info, etc.
Wildfire News - recent wildfire news and information
Wildfire -- Are You Prepared? - requires Adobe Reader
NWS Directives - NDS 10-4 Fire Weather Services - National Weather Service policy for fire weather
PRPC-Panhandle Maps - excellent site for map of Texas panhandle
Mapquest - using latitude and longitude
Texas Panhandle Maps
International Association of Wildland Fire
The Federal Wildland Fire Service Association
Pictures of the grass fires in and around Amarillo - January 7th, 2006
Pictures of the Lake Meredith prescribed burn - September 27th and 28th, 2001
 
Enter the air temperature and the dew point in degrees Fahrenheit, then click on the Calculate RH to compute the relative humidity.
Temp
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Dew Point
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  Please direct all of your fire weather questions and comments to our Fire Weather Program  Leader and IMET trainee

                         
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Amarillo Weather Forecast Office
1900 English Road
Amarillo, TX 79108
Date modified: Jun. 13, 2008
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