Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas

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248 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

VERY STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL AFFECT
THE PANHANDLES FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
PANHANDLES THROUGH THIS TIME. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING
DUST ACROSS THE REGION…AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW IN THE OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE FRIDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 10 PERCENT AND
WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH.

ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY IN THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND WINDS NEAR 15 MPH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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