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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
 TUE MAR 27 2012

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-
TUE MAR 27 2012

…WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TODAY…

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…MID MORNING.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…THIS AFTERNOON.

DISCUSSION…
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE TODAY WILL BE
COMMON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM THE
NORTHWEST. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE LIMITED FIRE WEATHER DANGERS ACROSS THE REGION.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY…NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
THE APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL NORTH OF THE OKLAHOMA
KANSAS BORDER TUESDAY EVENING AND RETURN NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT
DURING THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY TIME FRAME. CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN WITHIN PROXIMITY OF THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY…THOUGH SLIGHT CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS FAR NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.

A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS DURING THE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY TIME FRAME WHICH
WILL ALLOW FOR CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THIS
SYSTEM LOOKS TO EXIT OFF TO THE EAST BY THE WEEKEND.

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