Heavy to excessive rainfall could bring areas of flooding at times Monday through Thursday across parts of the central Plains into the Midwest as well as southern Arizona and New Mexico. Hot temperatures and high humidity will continue across much of east Texas into the lower and mid-Mississippi Valley through at least midweek. Read More >
NWS Amarillo Fire Weather Customers Meeting
January 30th
9:00 - 9:20 am: Welcome & Review of Fire Season 2017 (Ken Schneider, Fire Weather Program Leader)
9:20 - 9:35 am: Climate and Fire Outlook (2018) (Mike Gittinger, AMIC & Ken Schneider, Fire Weather Program Leader)
9:40 - 9:55 am: Fuel/Fuel Load Assessment (Jason McDaniel)
9:55 - 10:05 am: Break
10:05 - 10:30 am: 2018 Fire Weather Decision Support Services (BJ Simpson, IT Specialist & Melissa Beat, Meteorologist)
Updates to Hotspot Notification Tool
Fire Support Desk
Fire Weather Playbook and triggers
Updated Fire Weather Page
10:30 - 10:45 am: Southern Great Plains Wildfire Outbreaks (Dr. Stephen Bieda, Science & Operations Officer)
10:45 - 10:55 am: RFTI Review (Dr. Stephen Bieda, Science & Operations Officer)
10:55 - 11:05 am: Break
11:05 - 11:15 am: TFS Assets (Cody Holloway)
11:15 - 11:25: Fire Weather Exercise Update (Chris Morris, DSS Specialist)
11:30 - Noon: Open Discussion Session (Mike Gittinger, AMIC & Ken Schneider, Fire Weather Program Leader
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