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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
331 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES HEADING TO THE PANHANDLES...

.A REINFORCING SURGE OF MUCH COOLER AIR WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THIS EVENING. A COOL SURFACE RIDGE WILL THEN
BUILD IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH
NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN GUSTY MUCH OF TONIGHT...WIND
SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH BEFORE DAYBREAK SATURDAY MORNING MAINLY ACROSS
THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN PANHANDLES. THESE LIGHTER WINDS AND EXPECTED CLEAR
SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW FREEZING AROUND SUNRISE
SATURDAY MORNING.

OKZ003-TXZ004-005-022145-
/O.CAN.KAMA.FZ.A.0001.080503T0600Z-080503T1500Z/
BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER...
HIGGINS...FOLLETT
331 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...FREEZE WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE
WATCH FOR THE NORTHEAST TEXAS AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE.

WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONGER ACROSS THE EXTREME
NORTHEAST TEXAS AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES OVERNIGHT. THESE
STRONGER WINDS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

$$

OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006-007-011-012-016-017-030445-
/O.UPG.KAMA.FZ.A.0001.080503T0600Z-080503T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KAMA.FZ.W.0002.080503T0800Z-080503T1500Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-OLDHAM-
POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART...
STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...
VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON
331 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE.

GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD
FRONT TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH BY DAYBREAK
SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW
FREEZING AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING.

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

$$

JJB




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