Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa Forecast Office

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
SAT DEC 24 2011

ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
1209 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2011

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION…
RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT PRIMARILY ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 40…WITH LITTLE OVERALL IMPACT EXPECTED.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY…NO HAZARDS.
MONDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
RAIN CHANCES RESULTING FROM AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL
CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF WESTERN
ARKANSAS. AS THE CENTER OF THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE
REGION…AN AREA OF RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE. THE EXACT TRACK
OF THE STORM CENTER WILL DETERMINE WHERE THE RAIN SNOW MIX WOULD
DEVELOP DURING THE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY TIME FRAME.
CURRENTLY…TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING
WITH NO SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

WARMER AND DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.

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