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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
429 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

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429 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PATCHY FOG WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN THREE FOURTHS OF THE
PANHANDLES THIS MORNING. FOG MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE
HALF MILE OR LESS IN ISOLATED AREAS.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS ALL AREAS
EXCEPT FOR THE FAR WESTERN PARTS OF THE PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. STORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE.

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

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 ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE
WESTERN ONE THIRD OF THE PANHANDLES. ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL SECTIONS OF THE
PANHANDLES SATURDAY AND AND SUNDAY. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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

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COCKRELL