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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
516 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. 

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

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES ON SUNDAY DUE TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLES...ELEVATED TO
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AS
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH SOME HIGHER
GUSTS...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 5 TO 15 PERCENT. 

STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT MAY LEAD TO
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON MONDAY ACROSS THE AREA. A WIND
ADVISORY MAY ALSO BECOME NECESSARY ON MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES DUE TO THE STRONG NORTH WINDS.

.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 SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

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KNS