Wind Advisory 2, NWS Amarillo, TX

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WWUS74 KAMA 081807
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1207 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010

TXZ011>013-016>018-090100-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100309T0100Z/
OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE
1207 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ADVISORY
  AREA...THEN DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 
  MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS LATER THIS
  AFTERNOON. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO
  AROUND 5 MILES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR EXPOSED FIELDS WHICH DID
  NOT RECEIVE MUCH RAINFALL THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE
OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW
WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. 

&&

$$

ANDRADE

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WWUS74 KAMA 090058
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
658 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010

TXZ011>013-016>018-090200-
/O.CAN.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100309T0100Z/
OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE
658 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE.

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.
THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

CLK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
330 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010

.DISCUSSION...
TSTMS EXPECTED ALL SECTIONS TDA...AS DIFFLUENT MID-LEVEL TROF
ADVANCES EWD.  VORT MAX EXPECTED TO ROUND BASE OF CLOSED LOW THIS
AFTN...CAUSING HIGHER WINDS TO MIX TO SFC.  HAVE ISSUED WIND ADZY
FOR THIS AFTN AND EARLY EVE ACROSS SWRN AND S-CENTRAL TX PNHDL.

TSTM CHANCES WILL DECREASE FROM SW TO NE THIS EVE AND TNGT AS LOW
LIFTS NE AND DRIER AIR MOVES INTO SRN ZONES.   TUE AND TUE NGT
EXPECTED TO BE DRY.

NEXT MID-LEVEL TROF EXPECTED DEVELOP INTO CLOSED LOW AND CROSS FCST
AREA WED.  HAVE KEPT LOW POPS GOING WED THRU THU AS FAVORABLE
DYNAMICS ENCOUNTER IMPROVING LOW-LEVEL MSTR.  HAVE CONTINUED MENTION
OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS NWRN HALF OF FCST AREA LATE WED NGT AND THU MRNG
AS COLUMN SHOULD COOL SUFFICIENTLY.  REMAINING PERIODS EXPECTED TO BE
DRY AS MSTR WILL BE SCOURED.

MAX TEMPS NEAR CLIMO TDA AND TUE.  WED AND THU EXPECTED TO BE
COOLER...WITH WARMING TREND EXPECTED THEREAFTER.  03

COCKRELL

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
FUELS WILL BE MOISTENED BY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND
TONIGHT.  RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL
THESHOLDS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE.  NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED
ON TUESDAY...THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.  03

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX                61  37  62  32  52 /  90  10   0   5  20
BEAVER OK                  55  40  60  35  51 /  90  40   0   5  20
BOISE CITY OK              53  36  55  30  48 / 100  40   0  10  20
BORGER TX                  58  42  64  37  51 /  90  20   0   5  20
BOYS RANCH TX              60  38  63  34  53 /  90  20   0  10  20
CANYON TX                  62  37  64  31  53 /  80  10   0   5  20
CLARENDON TX               61  40  67  36  55 /  90  10   0   5  20
DALHART TX                 56  35  61  31  51 /  90  30   0  10  20
GUYMON OK                  57  37  60  33  50 / 100  40   0  10  20
HEREFORD TX                59  36  63  29  54 /  80  10   0   5  20
LIPSCOMB TX                58  40  63  34  52 /  90  30   0   5  20
PAMPA TX                   59  40  63  35  51 /  90  20   0   5  20
SHAMROCK TX                61  41  68  37  53 /  80  10   0   5  20
WELLINGTON TX              61  42  70  39  56 /  80  10   0   5  20

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...DEAF SMITH...OLDHAM...
     POTTER...RANDALL.

OK...NONE.

&&

01/03

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1111 PM CST SUN MAR 7 2010

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-081200-
ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH-
DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER-
1111 PM CST SUN MAR 7 2010

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

.DAY ONE...

AREAS OF FOG WILL PERSIST ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES...RESULTING IN VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF THE REGION.
ANY STORMS THAT FORM ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LEVELS AT
THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON MONDAY ACROSS ALL OF THE
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. A FEW STORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY BECOME
STRONG...WITH SMALL HAIL THE PRIMARY THREAT.

.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 PREPARED FOR LIMITED ACTIVATION ON
MONDAY IF NECESSARY.

SJOHNSON