Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman

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458 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION…
THE POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT RESULTED IN
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION HAS MOVED NORTHEAST…
RESULTING IN UPPER LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER OKLAHOMA AND NORTH
TEXAS. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE MAY LEAD TO SOME LIGHT SHOWER ACTIVITY
ACROSS MAINLY NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THROUGH NOON…BUT LACK OF
INSTABILITY AND AN INCREASINGLY STABLE AIRMASS WILL PREVENT
THUNDERSTORMS FROM DEVELOPING.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SATURDAY MAR 24.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…10 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…ZERO PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A WARM AND DRY AIRMASS WILL TAKE SHAPE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS AN
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THERE WILL BE A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA MONDAY EVENING AS A
STORM SYSTEM PASSES NORTH OF THE REGION. A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AS A SERIES OF
STORM SYSTEMS AFFECTS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.

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