Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
FRI JUN 29 2012

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 FRI JUN 29 2012

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION…
THE REGION WILL GENERALLY CONTINUE TO BE DOMINATED BY A HOT AND
STABLE AIRMASS WHICH WILL TEND TO SUPPRESS THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA WHERE A FEW
STORMS MAY MOVE IN FROM SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND THE OKLAHOMA AND
TEXAS PANHANDLES LATE IN THE DAY. GIVEN THE DRY AND HOT AIRMASS
IN PLACE…ANY STORM THAT FORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG
AND GUSTY WINDS OF UP TO 45 TO 55 MPH. GIVEN LACK OF INSTABILITY AND
UNFAVORABLE UPPER WINDS…THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE VERY
LOW.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SATURDAY JUN 30.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…40 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…10 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE
DANGEROUS AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT.

AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE OKLAHOMA CITY
METROPOLITAN AREA AND LAWTON DUE TO HIGH OZONE CONCENTRATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THEREAFTER.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
WHILE THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY EXPIRE SATURDAY…VERY HOT
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK. TAKE THE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOURSELF DURING THIS PERIOD OF EXTREME HEAT.

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