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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
355 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

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355 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE
PANHANDLES. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE
AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH MID EVENING FOR WINDS
AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MILES AN HOUR.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND
MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH MID EVENING
FOR WINDS AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
PANHANDLES THROUGH MID EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 5 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EXTREME EASTERN TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES MONDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT
THESE STORMS WILL STAY BELOW SEVERE LEVELS.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY ACROSS
MUCH OF THE PANHANDLES DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA
AND TEXAS PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE
ACTIVATION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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GOEHRING