Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman

 

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1105 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011

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

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION…
A DRY STABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE…PREVENTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS. 

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY APR 29.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…0 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN TO THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS. THE BEST CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM
SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE.
 

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
STRENGTHENS OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS WELL OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS AND MUCH OF OKLAHOMA. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE ISSUANCE OF A
WIND ADVISORY.

THE STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES…LOW
HUMIDITIES…AND DRY VEGETATION TO ELEVATE WILDFIRE POTENTIAL. THIS
WILL BE MOST PRONOUNCED OVER WESTERN PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA. AS A RESULT…A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND PARTS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA.

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