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TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
402 AM CST THU NOV 24 2011

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402 AM CST THU NOV 24 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY DUE TO LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS. A RED FLAG
WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS FROM 10 AM THROUGH 6 PM
TODAY.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...AS WELL AS ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL...
CENTRAL...AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS.

CAUTION IS ADVISED ON AREA LAKES ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY
DUE TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
40 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS MOST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED.

A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE
AND THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY AS NORTH WINDS AROUND
35 MPH DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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

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COCKRELL