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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
453 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012

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453 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 33
TO 36 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE
NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING ACROSS THIS AREA.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE
EXTREME WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE
TO SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND
MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT.

CAUTION IS ADVISED ON AREA LAKES TODAY AND TONIGHT DUE TO SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE DUE TO BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. ANY STORMS THAT FORM
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LEVELS AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND ELEVATED TO POSSIBLY NEAR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY.

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SCHNEIDER