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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
444 AM CDT MON OCT 3 2011

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444 AM CDT MON OCT 3 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE AND THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN HALF OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
BETWEEN NOON AND 7 PM CDT DUE TO STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE
LOCATIONS.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
TEXAS PANHANDLE BETWEEN NOON AND 7 PM DUE TO BREEZY SOUTH WINDS OF 15
TO 20 MPH AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

IN ADDITION...SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WILL ALSO
REQUIRE BOATERS TO EXERCISE CAUTION ON AREA LAKES TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHERE SURFACE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS. ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE REST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE PANHANDLES ON
WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLES AND THEN ACROSS
ALL OF THE PANHANDLES THURSDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. SOME STORMS DURING
THIS TIME FRAME COULD BE STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS BEING
THE MAIN HAZARDS.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT ACROSS ALL OF THE PANHANDLES. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL
ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN HAZARDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO
BE A POSSIBILITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

STRONG SURFACE WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A WIND
ADVISORY MAY BE NECESSARY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ACROSS ALL OF THE
PANHANDLES. SOME STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS
BEING THE MAIN HAZARDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

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JACKSON