Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman

MON NOV 29 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE…THROUGH TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION…
A DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIRMASS HAS OVERSPREAD OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS IN THE WAKE OF AN EARLY MORNING COLD FRONT. AS A RESULT
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.  

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST TUESDAY NOV 30.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…0 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD
OF CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS
AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL ALSO CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO MORE OF A
NORTHWEST DIRECTION. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SOMEWHAT HIGHER
HUMIDITY BEHIND THIS FRONT MAY EASE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS A BIT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THE RISK OF WILDFIRES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGHOUT THE
WEEK…IN THE PRESENCE OF DORMANT VEGETATION AND VERY DRY AIR.
TUESDAY IS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN…WITH WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 20 MPH.
HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT REGION WIDE ON TUESDAY…AND MAY
DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT IN PART OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

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