Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION…
A SURFACE FRONT SOUTH OF OKLAHOMA IS PROVIDING LIFT TODAY IN A MOIST
AIRMASS FOR WIDESPREAD DRIZZLE…ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE
CONFINED TO EASTERN AND SOUTHEAST PARTS OF OKLAHOMA. BY MID
AFTERNOON…MOST OF THE RAIN ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE EAST AND
SOUTH OF THE NORMAN NWS COUNTY WARNING AREA.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MAR 30.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…60 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
WIDESPREAD FOG AND DRIZZLE WILL BE SEEN THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AT
MOST LOCATIONS. A FEW SPOTS MAY SEE VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS
THAN ONE MILE THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY…AND AGAIN LATE NEXT WEEKEND.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
WILDFIRE POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY NEXT WEEKEND. VERY
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEEN REGION-WIDE. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL
FOR A DRYLINE TO MOVE INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS
ON SUNDAY…PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR DANGEROUS WILDFIRE
CONDITIONS.

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