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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
444 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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444 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. IF THUNDERSTORMS
FORM AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORM WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE MAIN
HAZARDS FROM THESE STORMS WOULD BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES AND STRONG WINDS. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND
CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROP TO 15 TO 20
PERCENT WITH WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE
NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...AND THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. ANY
STORMS THAT FORM DURING THESE DAYS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
SEVERE LEVELS AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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