000 FLUS44 KAMA 062219 HWOAMA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 419 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-071200- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 419 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THEREFORE...BOATERS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF THE REGION EXCEPT FOR THE EXTREME EASTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE LOCATIONS UNTIL 8 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE ON WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR ALL BUT EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IF ANY STORMS DEVELOP...A FEW COULD BE STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL. VERY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. VERY LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY. $$