Hazardous weather outlook, 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…
ISOLATED STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT…PRIMARILY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA INTO WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. WITH
MINIMAL INSTABILITY…ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS ARE UNLIKELY.

DISCUSSION…
A SURFACE FRONT WILL BE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE RED RIVER TONIGHT.
A MODEST LOW-LEVEL JET WILL BRING MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR UP AND OVER
THE COOLER AIRMASS NORTH OF THE FRONT. THE RESULTING LIFT WILL HELP
GENERATE AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN…BUT A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT TUESDAY MAR 29.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…40 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…10 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
AREAS OF FOG AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON
ACROSS MAINLY NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. ALTHOUGH NO DENSE FOG
IS EXPECTED…SOME LOW LYING AREAS MAY SEE VISIBILITIES DROP TO
AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE WILL BE A CONTINUING CHANCE FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY
MORNING. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR STORMS AGAIN THURSDAY. NO
ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
WITH INCREASING TEMPERATURES AND STRONGER WIND…WILDFIRE CONCERNS
WILL INCREASE NEXT WEEKEND.

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