THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MOST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT. AS A RESULT...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF STORMS DEVELOP... A FEW MAY BECOME SEVERE ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND FAR EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... WITH LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A LIGHT FREEZE MAY OCCUR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND FAR NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. A FREEZE WATCH OR FREEZE WARNING MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR THIS AREA DURING ONE OR BOTH MORNINGS.
Posted on: Sun, 11 May 2014 11:27:19 +0000
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