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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

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430 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PATCHY FOG ALONG AND EAST OF A GUYMON TO AMARILLO LINE THIS MORNING
WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

BRIEF ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY
ACROSS THE WESTERN ONE THIRD OF THE PANHANDLES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS
THE EASTERN PANHANDLES. IF STORMS DEVELOP...THEY COULD BE STRONG TO
SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS
MOST OF THE PANHANDLES. IT IS TOO EARLY TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT SEVERE
STORMS WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY...BUT STRONG STORMS WILL CERTAINLY BE A
POSSIBILITY.

ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST
SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE
PANHANDLES. ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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COCKRELL