Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas (coverage area includes the Oklahoma Panhandle)

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
SUN MAR 25 2012

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SUN MAR 25 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT TO
CREATE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN
PANHANDLES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. IF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP…A
FEW MAY BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL.

ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER
THE WESTERN PANHANDLES MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING.
SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. IF ANY STORMS DEVELOP IN THESE PERIODS…SOME MAY BE
STRONG…WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
ELEVATED OR NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND TOMORROW.

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