Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman

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

.DAY ONE…THROUGH TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION…
AN UPPER LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
ALTHOUGH A FEW RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON… LIMITED INSTABILITY WILL PRECLUDE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. 

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT THURSDAY APR 28.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…10 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…10 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN TO THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND.  

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
STRENGTHENS OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
WARM TEMPERATURES…LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS TO ELEVATE WILDFIRE
POTENTIAL…ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA.
AS A RESULT A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA.

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