Forecast for areas of the Oklahoma Panhandle, from the National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
 WED OCT 3 2012

ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH-
DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER-
WED OCT 3 2012

…A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS EXPECTED TO BRING THE FIRST FREEZING
TEMPERATURES FOR THE SEASON…

THE FIRST OF TWO COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND
TEXAS PANHANDLES TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE MUCH
COOLER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL HELP DROP LOW TEMPERATURES
FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE MID TO LOW 30S ACROSS THE
NORTHWESTERN TEXAS AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE.

THE SECOND COLD FRONT IS FORECAST FOR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. THE ADDITIONAL COLD AIR WITH THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO DROP LOW TEMPERATURES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING BETWEEN 30 AND
32 DEGREES FOR THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN TEXAS
PANHANDLES. THE REMAINDER OF THE PANHANDLES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO
THE MID 30S SUNDAY MORNING. FROST MAY OCCUR AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO
OR BELOW THE MID 30S EACH MORNING FROM FRIDAY TO SUNDAY.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO PREPARE
YOUR HOMES FOR THE COOLER TEMPERATURES. REMEMBER THE USE OF
CHARCOAL…GAS…OR PROPANE HEATERS INDOORS CAN BE EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS.

STAY ALERT FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN AMARILLO TEXAS BY
VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA.

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