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WWUS84 KAMA 081313
SPSAMA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
710 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-082200-
ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH-
DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER-
710 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE OKLAHOMA
AND TEXAS PANHANDLES LATER TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO
IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO TOWARDS THE
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES TODAY AND FRIDAY. AS IT DOES...THE
CHANCE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...
LINGERING INTO FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS WELL. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY NIGHT...
WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. AS A RESULT...A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW MAY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY FOR PARTS OF THE AREA.

THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE SPEED AND PATH OF THIS
UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM. THEREFORE...YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY
TUNED FOR ANY UPDATES TO THE FORECAST BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA...FOLLOWING NWS AMARILLO ON FACEBOOK...
LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR THROUGH YOUR PREFERRED MEDIA
OUTLET.

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ANDRADE