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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1236 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

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1236 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE TONIGHT DUE TO SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH...AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES OF LESS THAN 20 PERCENT FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

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

ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
MUCH OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES TUESDAY. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA BY THE AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE PANHANDLES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TUESDAY
NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
PANHANDLES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THURSDAY AS BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 15 TO 20 PERCENT DEVELOP.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
ELEVATED AND POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
OVERNIGHT...TUESDAY...AND THURSDAY.

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