000
FLUS44 KAMA 241055
HWOAMA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
555 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-242100-
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
555 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS
COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE
PANHANDLES DUE TO SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT. A RED
FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES FROM 9 AM UNTIL 11 PM.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM FOR THE SOUTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE AS SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY.

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

ON WEDNESDAY...THE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT
THIS TIME. 

A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND
THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND 
EASTERN PANHANDLES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST
AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THROUGH TONIGHT.

AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY.

$$