000 FLUS44 KAMA 011035 HWOAMA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 535 AM CDT MON AUG 1 2011 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-012100- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 535 AM CDT MON AUG 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS ALL OF THE PANHANDLES DUE TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL APPROACH 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL APPROACH 105 DEGREES AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT MAINLY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWEST HALF OF TEXAS PANHANDLE. ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS ACROSS THE PANHANDLES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. $$