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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
422 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY DUE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 15
PERCENT...AND DRY GRASSES. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE FROM 10 AM THROUGH 7 PM. 

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY DUE TO MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 10 PERCENT...DRY GRASSES...AND SOUTHWEST TO
WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. 

CAUTION IS ADVISED ON AREA LAKES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE
TODAY DUE TO BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. 

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.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 TODAY.

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