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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
613 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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613 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE AND THE FAR EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE. LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED
TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND SUNSET
THIS EVENING ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MOST OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE EXCEPT THE FAR EASTERN SECTION DUE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15
TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5
TO 15 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA
UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

ELEVATED TO MARGINALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SUNDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO WEST WINDS OF 15
TO 25 MPH ALONG WITH FORECAST MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10
TO 15 PERCENT.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR MONDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH
AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND
EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN ACROSS
THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. ANY STORMS THAT FORM ON THESE TWO DAYS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LEVELS AT THIS TIME.

THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS ALL OF THE
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. IF STORMS FORM...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LEVELS AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE AND THE FAR EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

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ANDRADE