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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Amarillo, TX

November 1, 201120 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this wind advisory at Nov 1, 2011, 3:53 PM CDT for 20 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Nov 2, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 1, 2011, 3:53 PM CDT (20:53 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 2, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Nov 2, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
All 23 counties

Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Moore County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Sherman County, TX, Wheeler County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 66 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2011-11-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2011-11-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -54 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2841 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

229 
WWUS74 KAMA 012053
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
353 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011

TXZ015-019-020-020500-
/O.NEW.KAMA.FZ.W.0008.111103T0600Z-111103T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.111102T1200Z-111103T0000Z/
WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLARENDON...
WELLINGTON
353 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT FREEZE FOR
  THE FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL OCCUR THURSDAY MORNING AS
  TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM 26 TO 32 DEGREES.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
  DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR
  THURSDAY MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO ABOVE 32 DEGREES BY
  10 AM THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS FOR
  DRIVERS. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>014-016>018-020500-
/O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.111102T1200Z-111103T0000Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...
BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...
BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...PAMPA...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE
353 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
  DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS FOR
  DRIVERS. ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLES...
  BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THESE STRONG WINDS WILL RAPIDLY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KNS
4 follow-up statements
218 
WWUS74 KAMA 020244
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
944 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011

TXZ019-021100-
/O.UPG.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.111102T1200Z-111103T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0009.111102T1200Z-111103T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAMA.FZ.W.0008.111103T0600Z-111103T1500Z/
DONLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARENDON
944 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A
FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY.

* EVENT...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
  NORTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT FREEZE FOR THE
  FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL OCCUR THURSDAY MORNING AS
  TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM 26 TO 32 DEGREES.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
  DIMINISHING BY SUNSET. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR THURSDAY
  MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO ABOVE 32 DEGREES BY 10 AM
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS FOR
  DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40. PATCHY
  BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL
  CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

TXZ001>004-006>009-012>014-017-018-021100-
/O.UPG.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.111102T1200Z-111103T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0009.111102T1200Z-111103T0000Z/
DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-
ROBERTS-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...
GRUVER...PERRYTON...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI...
AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA...CANYON...CLAUDE
944 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
  NORTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING ON WEDNESDAY
  DIMINISHING BY SUNSET.

* IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS FOR
  DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40. IN THE FAR
  NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THESE STRONG WINDS
  WILL RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. IN THE SOUTHERN TEXAS
  PANHANDLE...PATCHY BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

TXZ015-020-021100-
/O.CON.KAMA.FZ.W.0008.111103T0600Z-111103T1500Z/
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.111102T1200Z-111103T0000Z/
WHEELER-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...WELLINGTON
944 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND
  EASTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT
  FREEZE FOR THE FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL OCCUR THURSDAY
  MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM 26 TO 32 DEGREES.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL 
  OCCUR THURSDAY MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO ABOVE 32 
  DEGREES BY 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS FOR
  DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40. IN
  ADDITION...PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

OKZ001>003-TXZ005-010-011-016-021100-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.111102T1200Z-111103T0000Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-LIPSCOMB-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-DEAF SMITH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...CANADIAN...VEGA...HEREFORD
944 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...
  AND EASTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS FOR
  DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40. ACROSS THE
  OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLES...BLOWING SNOW DUE TO
  THESE STRONG WINDS WILL RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. IN THE
  SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

JOHNSON
793 
WWUS74 KAMA 021021
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
521 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

TXZ019-022200-
/O.EXT.KAMA.FZ.W.0008.111103T0200Z-111103T1500Z/
/O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0009.111102T1200Z-111103T0000Z/
DONLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARENDON
521 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CDT THURSDAY...

THE FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CDT THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS MOST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE
  FIRST SIGNIFICANT FREEZE FOR THE FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL
  OCCUR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM 26
  TO 30 DEGREES.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL
  THEN DIMINISH BY SUNSET. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR LATE THIS
  EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO ABOVE 32
  DEGREES BY 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS 
  FOR DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 287. 
  PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREEZING TEMPERATURES 
  WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

TXZ015-020-022200-
/O.EXT.KAMA.FZ.W.0008.111103T0200Z-111103T1500Z/
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.111102T1200Z-111103T0000Z/
WHEELER-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...WELLINGTON
521 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CDT THURSDAY...

THE FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CDT THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE
  FIRST SIGNIFICANT FREEZE FOR THE FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL
  OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RANGE
  FROM 26 TO 30 DEGREES.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND THEN DIMINISH
  IN THE EVENING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING
  INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO ABOVE 32
  DEGREES BY 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS FOR
  DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 203. IN
  ADDITION...PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

TXZ001>004-006>009-012>014-017-018-022200-
/O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0009.111102T1200Z-111103T0000Z/
DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-
ROBERTS-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...
GRUVER...PERRYTON...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI...
AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA...CANYON...CLAUDE
521 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND 
  NORTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING ON WEDNESDAY 
  DIMINISHING BY SUNSET. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS FOR
  DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40...HIGHWAY
  60...AND HIGHWAY 54. IN THE FAR NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...BLOWING
  SNOW DUE TO THESE STRONG WINDS WILL RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. IN
  THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...PATCHY BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

OKZ001>003-TXZ005-010-011-016-022200-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.111102T1200Z-111103T0000Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-LIPSCOMB-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-DEAF SMITH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...CANADIAN...VEGA...HEREFORD
521 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...AS
  WELL AS EASTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND THEN DIMINISH IN
  THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS FOR
  DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 64...HIGHWAY 60...
  AND INTERSTATE 40. ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS
  PANHANDLES... BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THESE STRONG WINDS WILL RAPIDLY
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES. IN THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...BLOWING DUST
  WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

JC
793 
WWUS74 KAMA 022025
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
325 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

TXZ019-030500-
/O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111103T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAMA.FZ.W.0008.111103T0200Z-111103T1500Z/
DONLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARENDON
325 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CDT THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS DONLEY
  COUNTY IN THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT
  FREEZE FOR THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM 26 TO 30 DEGREES.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...THEN
  DIMINISH BY SUNSET. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR LATE THIS
  EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO ABOVE 32
  DEGREES BY 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS FOR
  DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ROADS.. PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL BE
  POSSIBLE. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

TXZ015-020-030500-
/O.CON.KAMA.FZ.W.0008.111103T0200Z-111103T1500Z/
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-111103T0000Z/
WHEELER-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...WELLINGTON
325 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CDT THURSDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CDT THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE FAR
  SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT FREEZE FOR THE
  FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM 26 TO 30 DEGREES.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...THEN
  DIMINISH BY SUNSET. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR LATE THIS
  EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO ABOVE 32
  DEGREES BY 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS FOR
  DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. IN ADDITION...PATCHY BLOWING DUST
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

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.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

TXZ001>004-006>009-012>014-017-018-030000-
/O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111103T0000Z/
DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-
ROBERTS-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...
GRUVER...PERRYTON...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI...
AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA...CANYON...CLAUDE
325 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
  TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE
  AFTERNOON... THEN DIMINISH BY SUNSET.

* IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS FOR
  DRIVERS ON EAST TO WEST ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40... HIGHWAY
  60...AND HIGHWAY 54. IN THE FAR NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...BLOWING
  SNOW DUE TO THESE STRONG WINDS WILL RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. IN
  THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... PATCHY BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

OKZ001>003-TXZ005-010-011-016-030000-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-111103T0000Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-LIPSCOMB-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-DEAF SMITH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...CANADIAN...VEGA...HEREFORD
325 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA
  PANHANDLE...AS WELL AS THE FAR NORTHEASTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN PARTS
  OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...
  THEN DIMINISH BY SUNSET. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS 
  FOR DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 64...
  HIGHWAY 60... AND INTERSTATE 40. ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND 
  NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLES... BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THESE STRONG 
  WINDS WILL RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. IN THE SOUTHERN TEXAS 
  PANHANDLE...PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$
077 
WWUS74 KAMA 022342
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
642 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

TXZ019-030730-
/O.EXP.KAMA.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111103T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAMA.FZ.W.0008.111103T0200Z-111103T1500Z/
DONLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARENDON
642 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A
FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

* EVENT...THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT FREEZE FOR THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS
  PANHANDLE WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES
  RANGE FROM 26 TO 30 DEGREES.

* TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO ABOVE 32 DEGREES BY
  10 AM THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

TXZ001>004-006>009-012>014-017-018-030045-
/O.EXP.KAMA.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111103T0000Z/
DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-
ROBERTS-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...
GRUVER...PERRYTON...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI...
AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA...CANYON...CLAUDE
642 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT HOUR...THEREFORE THE HIGH
WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT.

$$

TXZ015-020-030730-
/O.EXP.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-111103T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAMA.FZ.W.0008.111103T0200Z-111103T1500Z/
WHEELER-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...WELLINGTON
642 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FREEZE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

* EVENT...THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT FREEZE FOR THE FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS
  PANHANDLE WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS
  TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM 26 TO 30 DEGREES.

* TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO ABOVE 32 DEGREES BY
  10 AM THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

OKZ001>003-TXZ005-010-011-016-030045-
/O.EXP.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-111103T0000Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-LIPSCOMB-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-DEAF SMITH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...CANADIAN...VEGA...HEREFORD
642 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT HOUR. THEREFORE...THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

$$

JOHNSON

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Nov 1, 3:05 PM CDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 1, 3:05 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
305 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PERIOD IS ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE PANHANDLE
REGION OVER THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS AS WINTRY PRECIPITATION...STRONG
WINDS...AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED.

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES REMAIN OVER THE PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AS ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S CONTINUE. A DRASTIC
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN CAN BE EXPECTED AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
BARRELS THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT. IN FACT...MANY LOCATIONS
WILL SEE THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OCCUR AT MIDNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL
THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND DAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. PRECIPITATION
WILL HOLD OFF CLOSER TO SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING...ENTERING NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND SPREADING EAST SOUTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
MUCH OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND FAR NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE
COUNTIES WILL LIKELY SEE A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WITH AN EVENTUAL
CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS ESPECIALLY OVER THE
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. SOUTH OF THIS AREA...ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLES...MOSTLY RAIN IF ANY PRECIPITATION CAN BE
EXPECTED.

FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY AS SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

FOR THE FAR NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE COUNTIES...IT WILL BE VERY
BORDERLINE AS TO IF THIS AREA WILL SEE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER
ONE INCH. THINK THE BEST MOISTURE AND LIFT WILL BE NORTH...
HOWEVER...IF THE TEMPERATURE CAN FALL RAPIDLY CLOSER TO THE FREEZING
MARK AND THE MOISTURE CAN MOVE A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH...THIS AREA MAY
NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AS HIGHER SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WOULD THEN BE LIKELY.

FOR THE CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE COUNTIES...BELIEVE AT BEST THESE
AREAS WILL SEE A RAIN AND SNOW MIX ON WEDNESDAY AS ONCE AGAIN THE
MAIN MOISTURE SOURCE WILL STAY NORTH OF THE AREA. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
CANNOT BE RULED OUT BUT BELIEVE THE MAJORITY OF PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL AS RAIN.

FOR THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE COUNTIES...MOST OF THESE AREAS WILL
REMAIN DRY WITHOUT A MOISTURE SOURCE CLOSE BY.

IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION...STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR
ALL OF THE PANHANDLE REGION WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AT 35 TO 40MPH WITH
WIND GUSTS EASILY REACHING 55MPH. IN FACT...DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND
ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE ENTIRE AREA BUT CANNOT RULE OUT THE
FACT THAT SEVERAL LOCATIONS MAY INDEED REACH HIGH WIND WARNING
CRITERIA WITH GUSTS OVER 58MPH. AT THIS POINT...NOT GOING TO PINPOINT
EXACT LOCATIONS FOR THE HIGHER WIND GUSTS BUT THIS WILL NEED TO BE
CLOSELY WATCHED ON WEDNESDAY.

THE PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY EXIT SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET WEDNESDAY
EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. IT APPEARS
THAT WINDS WILL DECREASE FAIRLY RAPIDLY ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT
ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO DROP LIKE A ROCK. THURSDAY MORNING LOWS WILL
BE THE COLDEST OF THE SEASON WITH MOST LOCATIONS IN THE 20S. A FREEZE
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE WHERE A SIGNIFICANT FREEZE HAS YET TO OCCUR THIS SEASON.

THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL MODERATE BACK INTO THE 50S ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA ALTHOUGH LOCATIONS WITH SNOWFALL COVER WILL LIKELY STRUGGLE TO
REACH THE 50 DEGREE MARK. FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES AND NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING. A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES AND REMAIN NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY PROVIDING LITTLE IF ANY INFLUENCE ON
THE WEATHER OTHER THAN SLIGHTLY LOWER HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO RAPIDLY INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY AS
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS PUMP IN MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF
MEXICO. AT THIS POINT...THE MONDAY AND TUESDAY TIME FRAME APPEARS TO
BE OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION...WHICH SHOULD REMAIN ALL LIQUID
AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE NEAR TO ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS.

KNS

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
NO ELEVATED OR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE
20 PERCENT. VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES ON WEDNESDAY. ALSO...RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
MUCH OF THE PANHANDLES ON WEDNESDAY. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
PANHANDLES DUE TO SOUTHERLY 20-FOOT WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT. ELEVATED TO
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE
TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES ON SATURDAY AS 20-FOOT WESTERLY WINDS
INCREASE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
DROPPING BETWEEN 14 AND 20 PERCENT. AT THIS TIME...THE MOST FAVORED
AREA FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS APPEARS TO BE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. NO ELEVATED OR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 20 PERCENT AND/OR
20-FOOT WINDS REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH.

JDJ

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX                42  44  27  55  31 /   0  20   0   0   0
BEAVER OK                  40  42  23  51  29 /   5  70  10   0   0
BOISE CITY OK              33  35  21  51  31 /  20  70   5   0   0
BORGER TX                  43  47  27  54  35 /   5  20   5   0   0
BOYS RANCH TX              41  44  25  57  33 /   5  20   0   0   0
CANYON TX                  41  46  25  57  31 /   0  10   0   0   0
CLARENDON TX               46  51  29  54  33 /   0  10   5   0   0
DALHART TX                 38  40  19  55  28 /   5  30   0   0   0
GUYMON OK                  37  38  21  51  29 /  10  70  10   0   0
HEREFORD TX                42  47  24  56  30 /   0  10   0   0   0
LIPSCOMB TX                43  44  27  52  29 /   5  50  10   0   0
PAMPA TX                   41  44  25  51  32 /   5  20   5   0   0
SHAMROCK TX                48  52  29  54  30 /   0  20   5   0   0
WELLINGTON TX              49  54  29  55  30 /   0  10   5   0   0

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...COLLINGSWORTH...DALLAM...DEAF
     SMITH...DONLEY...GRAY...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...HEMPHILL...
     HUTCHINSON...LIPSCOMB...MOORE...OCHILTREE...OLDHAM...
     POTTER...RANDALL...ROBERTS...SHERMAN...WHEELER.

     FREEZE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: COLLINGSWORTH...DONLEY...WHEELER.

OK...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BEAVER...CIMARRON...TEXAS.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: BEAVER...CIMARRON...TEXAS.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 1, 3:24 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
324 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-020100-
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
324 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH 7PM DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...WITH UP TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR
NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW MAY OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE AND THE FAR NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA AS NORTH WINDS
BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED.

WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING...
INCLUDING THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE WHICH HAS NOT YET HAD A
SIGNIFICANT FREEZE.

ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL
OF THE PANHANDLES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED ON
SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL
REPORTS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED ON WEDNESDAY.

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

KNS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 1, 3:53 PM CDTFreeze WarningAMACollingsworth, Donley, Wheeler42 hr
Nov 1, 3:36 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryAMABeaver, Cimarron, Texas26 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.