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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
433 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING
ACROSS ALL SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED
ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA...BUT BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF
THE PANHANDLES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN
HALVES OF THE PANHANDLES. IF STORMS DEVELOP...THEY COULD BE STRONG TO
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN
ONE THIRD OF THE PANHANDLES FRIDAY. ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY.

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

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