Red Flag Warning, National Weather Service, Norman
Thunderstorm update, National Weather Service, Norman
Developing weather today, National Weather Service, Norman
Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION…
SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS…
INCREASING AMOUNTS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE BROUGHT NORTHWARD
THROUGH TEXAS AND INTO OKLAHOMA. ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT BY
LATE TONIGHT FOR A FEW SHOWERS TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. HOWEVER ONLY MARGINAL AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY
WILL LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
TONIGHT.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST SUNDAY FEB 27.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA… 10 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THE INCREASING MOISTURE WILL LIKELY RESULT IN THE FORMATION OF DENSE
FOG OVER PARTS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TONIGHT. SEE THE
DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY…
AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING SPRING-LIKE WEATHER SYSTEM. AS THE STORM
SYSTEM TAKES SHAPE… A DRYLINE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA
SOUTHWARD INTO NORTH TEXAS DURING THE MORNING AND MOVE EAST DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ON SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS MAY BEGIN
TO FORM NEAR AND AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON… AND
WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS SUNDAY EVENING ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THE SUNDAY STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. THIS
WILL RAISE WILDFIRE POTENTIAL REGION WIDE… BUT ESPECIALLY NEAR AND
WEST OF THE DRYLINE… INCLUDING MUCH OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. WESTERLY WINDS BLOWING BEHIND THE DRYLINE MAY
BECOME PARTICULARLY STRONG SUNDAY AFTERNOON… WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50
MPH. IF THIS OCCURS AS FORECAST… EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE GROWTH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS
AND MOST OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
Dense fog advisory, National Weather Service, Norman
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…CHEROKEE…MEDFORD…
PONCA CITY…WOODWARD…FAIRVIEW…ENID…PERRY…WATONGA…
KINGFISHER…GUTHRIE…STILLWATER
900 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CST SUNDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS: WIDESPREAD AND PERSISTENT VISIBILITY OF ONE QUARTER
MILE OR LESS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
IF YOU HAVE TO DRIVE…SLOW DOWN…USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS…
AND LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES.
Red Flag Warning, National Weather Service, Norman
WOODS-MAJOR-BLAINE-CADDO-GRADY-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-WICHITA-ARCHER-CLAY-
858 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY FOR VERY
WARM AND DRY WEATHER WITH THE ARRIVAL OF STRONG WINDS…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS SOUTHWEST TURNING WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.
* HUMIDITY 15 TO 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES…MIDDLE 70S DECREASING TO LOWER 60S BY 9 PM.
* IMPACTS…EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE POTENTIAL AND EXTREME SPREAD
RATES.
* ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION…UNUSUAL TIMING EXPECTED…AS A DRYLINE
AND COLD FRONT WILL SURGE EASTWARD LATE IN THE DAY…RESULTING
IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE FIRST FEW
HOURS AFTER SUNSET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FIRES MAY START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. REPORT SMOKE OR FIRE
TO YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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HARPER-ELLIS-WOODWARD-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BECKHAM-WASHITA-
HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-KNOX-BAYLOR-
858 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CST
SUNDAY FOR VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER WITH THE ARRIVAL OF STRONG WINDS…
* WINDS SOUTHWEST TURNING WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.
* HUMIDITY 5 TO 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES…MID 70S TO MID 80S…FALLING TO MID 50S BY 9 PM.
* IMPACTS…EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE POTENTIAL AND EXTREME SPREAD
RATES.
* ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION…A BRIEF PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE WIND
SPEEDS…WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH…MAY DEVELOP OVER FAR
WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND FAR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FIRES MAY START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. REPORT SMOKE OR FIRE
TO YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Sunday forecast, National Weather Service, Norman
Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
500 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION…
SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP TODAY AND INCREASE
TONIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS… INCREASING AMOUNTS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL BE BROUGHT NORTHWARD THROUGH TEXAS AND INTO OKLAHOMA. ENOUGH
MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT BY LATE TONIGHT FOR A FEW SHOWERS TO BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. HOWEVER ONLY MARGINAL
AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY WILL LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST SUNDAY FEB 27.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA… 10 PERCENT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY…
AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING SPRING-LIKE WEATHER SYSTEM. AS THE STORM
SYSTEM TAKES SHAPE… A DRYLINE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA
SOUTHWARD INTO NORTH TEXAS DURING THE MORNING AND MOVE EAST DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ON SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS MAY BEGIN
TO FORM AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON…AND SHOULD BECOME
MORE NUMEROUS SUNDAY EVENING… MAINLY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF
OKLAHOMA… AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE ROCKIES
INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THE SUNDAY STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. THIS
WILL RAISE WILDFIRE POTENTIAL REGION WIDE…BUT ESPECIALLY NEAR AND
WEST OF THE DRYLINE…INCLUDING MUCH OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS. WESTERLY WINDS BLOWING BEHIND THE DRYLINE MAY BECOME
PARTICULARLY STRONG SUNDAY AFTERNOON…WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. IF
THIS OCCURS AS FORECAST…EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE GROWTH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Patchy freezing drizzle possible in areas late tonight, National Weather Service, Norman
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION…
A COOL AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE OVER OKLAHOMA AND NORTH
TEXAS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST SATURDAY FEB 26.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA… 0 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER ROUGHLY THE NORTHERN
HALF OF OKLAHOMA LATE TONIGHT. THOUGH SPARSE IN COVERAGE…A FEW
SLICK SPOTS COULD DEVELOP…ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
WARMER…MOIST AIR WILL MOVE BACK UP INTO NORTH TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
SATURDAY NIGHT. ON SUNDAY…A CLASSIC SPRING-LIKE WEATHER SYSTEM
WILL RAPIDLY TAKE SHAPE. GULF MOISTURE WILL DEEPEN AHEAD OF A
SURGING DRYLINE. THUNDERSTORMS MAY BEGIN TO FORM AHEAD OF THE
DRYLINE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON…AND SHOULD BECOME MORE NUMEROUS SUNDAY
EVENING… MAINLY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA… AS AN UPPER
LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE ROCKIES INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THE SUNDAY STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.
THIS WILL RAISE WILDFIRE POTENTIAL REGION WIDE…BUT ESPECIALLY NEAR
AND WEST OF THE DRYLINE…INCLUDING MUCH OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. WESTERLY WINDS BLOWING BEHIND THE DRYLINE MAY
BECOME PARTICULARLY STRONG SUNDAY AFTERNOON…WITH GUSTS OVER 50
MPH. IF THIS OCCURS AS FORECAST…EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE GROWTH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Friday evening and looking to Saturday, National Weather Service, Norman
EARLY THIS EVENING…BROAD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED IN
THE DAKOTAS…WITH COLD AIR EXTENDING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE PLAINS.
A COLD FRONT WAS STALLING ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.
OVERCAST LOW CLOUDS HAD PERSISTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM ALTUS TO
PURCELL AND HOLDENVILLE…KEEPING DAYTIME TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S
AND 30S OVER A GOOD PART OF OKLAHOMA. FARTHER SOUTH…BENEATH CLEAR
SKIES…TEMPERATURES HAD REACHED THE 40S…BUT WILL FALL TOWARD THE
30S THIS EVENING.
THE OVERCAST CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY EXPAND SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE RED
RIVER BY LATE EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY…OR
FALL ONLY A FEW DEGREES. BY MORNING…THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL
BEGIN TO MOVE EAST…WHILE PRESSURE LOWER ALONG THE HIGH PLAINS. THE
FRONT ACROSS TEXAS WILL BECOME A WARM FRONT…AND CLOUDS WILL
GRADUALLY ERODE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH…YIELDING A MUCH WARMER DAY.
