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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
441 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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441 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
EASTERN PANHANDLES. IF STORMS DEVELOP...THEY COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO
THIRDS OF THE PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON WHERE A RED FLAG WARNING IS
IN EFFECT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

STRONG STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN PANHANDLES ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN
AND NORTHWESTERN PANHANDLES ON MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS MOST OF THE PANHANDLES WITH
SOME STORMS POSSIBILITY BECOMING SEVERE.

ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ON SUNDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN
PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON.

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

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