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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
335 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

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335 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO WEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS ALONG WITH FORECAST
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE
NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY STORMS THAT
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
SEVERE LEVELS.

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

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BECOME NECESSARY ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES MAINLY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS
PANHANDLE.

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