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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
449 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

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WED DEC 19 2012

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

.DAY ONE…TONIGHT.

VERY STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH AND A BAND OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL AFFECT THE PANHANDLES THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE OKLAHOMA AND NORTH
TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WITHIN THE SNOW BAND BRIEF WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR
ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE REGION AS SUCH 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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