Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
TUE NOV 6 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 NOV 6 2012

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 44.
ONSET…AFTERNOON.

DISCUSSION…
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK COLD
FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION.  HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL
ONCE THE FRONT PASSES AND CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT A LIMITED
RISK OF RAPID FIRE SPREAD FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY…NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY…VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL…HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL…HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY…THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH
SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF A LARGE STORM SYSTEM.  LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL BE SLOW TO RETURN DESPITE THESE WINDS…WHICH WILL MAKE
THURSDAY A DAY OF HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.  WILDFIRES HAVE
THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD ON THURSDAY.

INCREASING MOISTURE WILL SOMEWHAT LESSEN THE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS
FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND DESPITE CONTINUED STRONG WINDS.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY ON FRIDAY…WITH
A MUCH HIGHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AS THE STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT MOVE INTO THE REGION. 
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL END ON MONDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM SHIFTS
FURTHER EAST.  THIS EVENT HAS POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
ALONG WITH A FEW SEVERE STORMS.

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