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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
357 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 7 PM ACROSS
THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...DRY
FUELS...AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT. A
RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THESE
AREAS.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE EASTERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING DUE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
10 TO 20 MPH...DRY FUELS...AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10
AND 15 PERCENT.

IN ADDITION...CAUTION IS ADVISED ON AREA LAKES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING DUE
TO THE BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY
ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES DUE TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH...DRY FUELS...AND
FORECAST MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT. AS A
RESULT...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND
TEXAS PANHANDLES FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...A HIGH WIND WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE FROM LATE SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO IN
EFFECT FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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

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JACKSON