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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
802 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES VALUES...AND DRY FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
SUNDAY THROUGH 9 PM SUNDAY FOR FIRE ZONES 221...222...225...227...
233 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...
FREMONT...TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND
BACA COUNTIES...

COZ221-222-225-227-233-237-261815-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
802 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...227...
  233 AND 237.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES COULD GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE COMBINATION
  OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN
  THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING AND
  ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD ACCIDENTALLY START A FIRE
  SHOULD BE SUSPENDED.

* HAINES...6.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
329 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY
FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

.STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO TO CREATE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. DEEP MIXING...HIGH
HAINES VALUES...ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES...AND WIDESPREAD
POOR RECOVERIES WILL EXACERBATE THE CRITICAL FIRE CONCERNS.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF
EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

NMZ103-104-108-261400-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0021.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0023.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0022.130527T1800Z-130528T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
329 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
  SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 12 PERCENT SUNDAY. 3 TO 8 PERCENT
  MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$


Fire Weather Watch


URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
329 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY
FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

.STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO TO CREATE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. DEEP MIXING...HIGH
HAINES VALUES...ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES...AND WIDESPREAD
POOR RECOVERIES WILL EXACERBATE THE CRITICAL FIRE CONCERNS.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF
EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

NMZ103-104-108-261400-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0021.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0023.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0022.130527T1800Z-130528T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
329 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
  SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 12 PERCENT SUNDAY. 3 TO 8 PERCENT
  MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$


Hazardous Weather Outlook


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
354 AM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-270900-
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-
FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-
LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
354 AM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EAST OF A BOWIE
TO LAMPASAS LINE TODAY. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LIGHTNING
STRIKES...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

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

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS NORTHWEST OF SHERMAN TO
LAMPASAS LINE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1052 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

COZ058>089-093>099-270500-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
1052 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF
THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ONE OR TWO OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME STRONG AT
TIMES AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL GENERALLY UNDER ONE
INCH IN DIAMETER IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT
LIGHTING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS
POSSIBLE. AS A RESULT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
SUNDAY OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET
MOUNTAIN VALLEY...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND BACA COUNTY. ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THERE ALSO IS A CHANCE FOR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THESE LOCATIONS.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY AS A PACIFIC
STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THE MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS
UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1044 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-261200-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1044 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND STORMS FROM EARLIER TODAY HAVE DIMINISHED...BUT A COMPLEX OF
SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE MAY
MAKE IT INTO PARTS OF FAR SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. OTHER SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN A MOISTURE
RICH ENVIRONMENT...AND WEAK FORCING ALOFT. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP
OVERNIGHT WILL REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THOUGH GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY STORM THAT
OCCURS.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SUNDAY MAY 26.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...80 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...5 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

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

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
A SHARP DRYLINE WILL TAKE SHAPE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER FAR
WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. HIGH ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY
WILL DEVELOP BY PEAK HEATING...AND AS AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVES ACROSS
THE REGION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. ANY STORM
THAT DEVELOPS ACROSS FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA OR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS LATE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE. LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
TENNIS BALLS AND WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY ANY SEVERE STORMS.
STORMS SHOULD QUICKLY WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET AS THE AIRMASS BECOMES MORE
STABLE.

THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES WILL CONTINUE MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THOUGH A STOUT
CAP WILL PREVENT MANY STORMS FROM FORMING. A FEW STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE
STORMS MAY OCCUR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS STRONGER UPPER LEVEL WINDS AND
INCREASING INSTABILITY WILL BE PRESENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 5 AM
SUNDAY...WITH UPDATES AS NEEDED.

$$

MAXWELL/AUSTIN

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1005 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-261245-
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
1005 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MAINLY THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COMBINED OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. STORMS
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE...WITH
LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS
MAY ALSO OCCUR.

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

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
PANHANDLES MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PRIMARILY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. IF STORMS DEVELOP...A FEW MAY BECOME
STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE
PRIMARY HAZARDS.

ELEVATED TO POSSIBLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR ACROSS
WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES ON SUNDAY...
MONDAY...TUESDAY...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY DUE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
15 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS ALONG WITH FORECAST MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS THE WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY FOR
LIMITED ACTIVATION THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF
THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR ELEVATED TO
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY...MONDAY...TUESDAY...
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

$$

COCKRELL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
729 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-270030-
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
729 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHWEST KANSAS MAY MOVE INTO CENTRAL KANSAS
TOWARD MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE TO DAYBREAK. THESE STORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE STRONG OR SEVERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN KANSAS BOTH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT STORMS
COULD MOVE INTO CENTRAL KANSAS SUNDAY NIGHT AND A BETTER CHANCE OF
THIS MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND
SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND SMALL
HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE INCREASINGLY LIKELY FOR TUESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. STRONG AND SOME SEVERE STORMS ARE LIKELY DURING THIS
PERIOD. THERE IS STILL CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY IN TIMING...BUT
THE THREAT APPEARS TO BE A BIT HIGHER W OF I-35 THAN EAST OF I-35
AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP

$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
251 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-262000-
FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-
CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-HASKELL-THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-
TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-KIMBLE-
MASON-
251 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF WEST
CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THESE STORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO REACH SEVERE LEVELS..THEY MAY STILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND GUSTY
WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH WEST CENTRAL TEXAS
FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. ALTHOUGH THERE REMAINS A GREAT DEAL
OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS SYSTEM...THERE IS AT LEAST THE POTENTIAL
FOR SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOME PORTION OF THE
AREA. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AS
WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT TONIGHT.

$$

15

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
137 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-261200-
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
137 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013 /1237 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A SLIGHT RISK OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST
STARTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING INTO THE EVENING
HOURS FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF A HAYS TO DODGE CITY LINE. THE HIGHEST
THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST WEST OF HIGHWAY 83
BETWEEN 6 TO 9 PM THIS EVENING. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR IN SIZE ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR
WITH ANY STORMS FORMING OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SUNDAY WILL SEE ANOTHER SLIGHT RISK OF STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON TO EVENING HOURS FOR LOCATIONS
EAST OF A SCOTT CITY TO LIBERAL LINE. ALTHOUGH VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL INHIBIT MOST THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...AN
ISOLATED STORM OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING HAIL UP TO TENNIS BALL IN SIZE ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS UP
TO 70 MPH. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR
WITH ANY STORMS FORMING OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA.

IN ADDITION...HOT, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL POSSIBLY DEVELOP
OVER FAR WESTERN KANSAS ON SUNDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE A
HEIGHTENED THREAT FOR WILDFIRES MAINLY NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER.

THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF THE
WEEK. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THE STORMS TO BE SEVERE ON ANY OF
THESE DAYS.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 6 TO 9 PM THIS
EVENING...ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC

$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
119 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-261200-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-
BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
119 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013 /1219 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING.
THE MOST PERSISTENT ACTIVITY WILL BE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR IN CULBERSON
COUNTY. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG PRODUCING HAIL AND GUSTY
WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE MARFA PLATEAU. THE STRONGEST
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF GUSTY
WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

$$

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1131 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

TXZ021>044-261645-
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-
FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
1131 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PRIMARILY THE WESTERN
PANHANDLE INTO EASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS
COULD ORGANIZE AND BECOME SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING...MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND FAR WESTERN SOUTH
PLAINS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65
MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND...PRIMARILY LATE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. AN INCREASED THREAT FOR MORE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER
INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK WILL BE POSSIBLE
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND FAR WESTERN
SOUTH PLAINS.

$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
547 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

NMZ413>417-TXZ418>424-261200-
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA-
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY-
547 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF HUDSPETH AND OTERO COUNTY.
THE TIMING OF THESE STORMS WILL BE FROM AROUND 12 NOON THROUGH
6PM. THERE WILL PERIODS OF SMALL HAIL...MODERATE RAINFALL...WIND
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND DRY LIGHTNING ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
STORMS. BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MEASURABLE RAINFALL WILL
BE ALONG THE EASTERN FLANKS OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. ALL OTHER
AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY AND WARM WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15
MPH. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH IN THE
EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

GENERALLY DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. A
STEADY SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW WILL BE IN PLACE THAT WILL KEEP
MOISTURE AWAY FROM THE AREA. STRONGER WINDS ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY WILL INCREASE FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS BOTH DAYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY OBSERVED HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO THIS
OFFICE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

$$


Short Term Forecast


SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
336 AM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-261056-
ANDERSON-BELL-BOSQUE-COLLIN-COMANCHE-COOKE-CORYELL-DALLAS-DELTA-
DENTON-EASTLAND-ELLIS-ERATH-FALLS-FANNIN-FREESTONE-GRAYSON-HAMILTON-
HENDERSON-HILL-HOOD-HOPKINS-HUNT-JACK-JOHNSON-KAUFMAN-LAMAR-LAMPASAS-
LEON-LIMESTONE-MCLENNAN-MILAM-MILLS-MONTAGUE-NAVARRO-PALO PINTO-
PARKER-RAINS-ROBERTSON-ROCKWALL-SOMERVELL-STEPHENS-TARRANT-VAN ZANDT-
WISE-YOUNG-
336 AM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

.NOW...
ISOLATED TO SMALL CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ANYWHERE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH DAYBREAK.
RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT BUT SOME LOCATIONS MIGHT SEE AMOUNTS UP
TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.  THE SHOWERS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

ELSEWHERE...IT WILL BE CLOUDY AND HUMID THROUGH DAYBREAK WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S AND LIGHT SOUTH WINDS.
PATCHY FOG MAY DEVELOP NEAR DAYBREAK...BUT VISIBILITIES SHOULD
STAY ABOVE 1 MILE.

$$

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
321 AM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

KSZ062>064-075>078-085>088-261030-
KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-STEVENS-SEWARD-
MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...
KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...
CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
321 AM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

.NOW...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TAPER
OFF THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A FEW OF THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY
WINDS THROUGH 5 AM.


$$

BURGERT

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