Dodson, TX Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

100 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2008

Expires:

600 AM CDT SAT OCT 11 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... THE COMBINATION OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND FORECAST MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. ALSO...CAUTION IS ADVISED ON AREA LAKES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO THE BREEZY CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES FROM SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AFFECTS THE AREA. A FEW STORMS THAT DEVELOP ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY BECOME STRONG OR APPROACH SEVERE LEVELS... WITH HAIL AND STRONG WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES... ESPECIALLY SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.