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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
349 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

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349 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS ALL AREAS EXCEPT FOR THE
FAR WESTERN PANHANDLES THROUGH 11 PM. IF STORMS DEVELOP...A COUPLE
OF STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH AND LARGE
HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN 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
ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLES. IT IS TOO EARLY TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT
SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY...BUT STRONG STORMS WILL
CERTAINLY BE A POSSIBILITY.

BRIEF ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON FRIDAY ACROSS
THE FAR WESTERN PANHANDLES. ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE 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 FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS THE PANHANDLES THIS
AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

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

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JACKSON