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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
444 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-022100-
ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH-
DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER-
444 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2011

...HOT WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES WILL EXPERIENCE HOT WEATHER
CONTINUING THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.  HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGH
INDEPENDENCE DAY WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 90S TO 103 DEGREES.
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO COOL INTO THE 60S AND
LOWER 70S. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL ALSO MAKE FOR HUMID CONDITIONS...
ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.

DUE TO THE ONGOING DROUGHT...BE CAUTIOUS WITH ANY OUTDOOR GRILLING
AS DRY CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO UNCONTROLLED FIRES. THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE REMINDS YOU OF ONGOING BURN BANS AND FIREWORK BANS
ACROSS THE PANHANDLES.

ON AVERAGE...HEAT KILLS MORE PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES THAN
TORNADOES AND LIGHTNING COMBINED.  IF YOU ARE PLANNING ANY OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR
STRENUOUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.  DRINK PLENTY OF WATER TO AVOID
DEHYDRATION. AVOID ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AS THEY WILL INCREASE THE RATE
OF WATER LOSS IN YOUR BODY...INCREASING THE RISK OF HEAT EXHAUSTION
OR STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT...LIGHT-COLORED...AND LOOSE-FITTING
CLOTHING.  USE A HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN AND APPLY
SUNBLOCK TO REDUCE SUNBURN.  NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES
WITH WINDOWS ROLLED UP...EVEN PARTIALLY.  THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE A
VEHICLE CAN CLIMB TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE.  ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE
DRINKING WATER AND A SHADY PLACE TO REST.

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GOEHRING