325 FLUS44 KAMA 052041 HWOAMA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 341 PM CDT THU APR 5 2012 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-061100- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 341 PM CDT THU APR 5 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PANHANDLES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE FAR WESTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES FRIDAY DUE TO BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...AND ACROSS ALL OF THE PANHANDLES MONDAY NIGHT. STORMS THROUGH THIS TIME PERIOD ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLES ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED IN THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLES ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR ELEVATED OR NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY. $$ JOHNSON