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..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE...THE SOUTH PLAINS AND THE ROLLING PLAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * FUELS...DRY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY IN THESE CONDITIONS. AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR ALREADY OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.
