Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
WED NOV 7 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-
WED NOV 7 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…SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
ONSET…AFTERNOON.

DISCUSSION…
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND CREATE A LIMITED RISK
OF RAPID FIRE SPREAD…PRIMARILY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST
CENTRAL ARKANSAS.  WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET.

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

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

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY…AND PERSIST
THROUGH SATURDAY AS A LARGE STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS TO OUR WEST.
THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ALLOW
FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY WILDFIRE…AND THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO BE MET THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. 

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY…AND ESPECIALLY
ON SUNDAY AS THE UPPER STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.  LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND A FEW SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE FRONT SWEEPS EASTWARD.  SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY MONDAY.

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