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Forecast map for later tonight from the National Weather Service, Tulsa

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Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman

HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
830 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012

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

.DAY ONE…THROUGH TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION…
LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER THE
ATMOSPHERE IS TOO STABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST TUESDAY JAN 1.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER… AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN…
CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED…EVEN LIGHT
AMOUNTS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
WINTER PRECIPITATION MAY PERSIST INTO THE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY.


Midnight to 6 a.m. forecast map, in the National Weather Service, Norman coverage area


Short-term forecast from the National Weather Service, Norman

HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-
FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
600 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012

.NOW… WIDESPREAD FOG WILL CONTINUE FROM PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THROUGH 8 PM…THE LOWEST
VISIBILITIES WILL BE MAINLY EAST OF A VERNON TEXAS TO EL RENO TO
MEDFORD LINE WHERE VISIBILITIES OF ONE MILE OR LESS WILL BE LIKELY.
PATCHY LIGHT DRIZZLE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA…MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A CHEROKEE TO ERICK
LINE…TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO FREEZING OR BELOW AND LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE.


Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
420 PM CST MON DEC 31 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-
420 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012

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

.DAY ONE…TONIGHT.

WINTER WEATHER.
SNOW OR VERY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…AFTER 6 PM…BUT MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

DISCUSSION…

A MIX OF LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT MAINLY
ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 412. A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW OR A GLAZE
OF ICE IS POSSIBLE…WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME TRAVEL ACCIDENTS.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.


Some snow totals in Cimarron County in Oklahoma Panhandle, today, from the National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas Forecast Office

Source: National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas Forecast Office:

CIMARRON COUNTY…
   2 W WHEELESS           8.0 inches  856 AM 12/31  TRAINED SPOTTER        
   FELT                   7.5 inches 1046 AM 12/31  PUBLIC                 
   BOISE CITY             6.0 inches   838 AM 12/31  CITY OFFICIAL          
   2 ESE BOISE CITY       5.0 inches  1054 AM 12/31  CO-OP OBSERVER


Short-term forecast from the National Weather Service, Norman

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
245 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012

HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-
FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
245 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012

.NOW…
WIDESPREAD FOG WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES ACROSS OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES IN MOST
LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN IN THE 2 TO 4 MILE RANGE… HOWEVER SOME
ISOLATED LOCATIONS WILL HAVE VISIBILITIES DROP TO AROUND A 1/4
MILE AT TIMES.

OTHERWISE… PATCHY DRIZZLE WILL ALSO OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON
HOURS INTO THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE
FREEZING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS… LIMITING
THE POTENTIAL FOR PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADWAYS. SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE
WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.


Gary McManus on Oklahoma’s likely warmest year on record, of 2 p.m. New Years Eve

By Gary McManus, Oklahoma Climatological Survey:
A slide back to true wintry weather, the likes of which had not been seen across Oklahoma since early February 2011, was not enough to prevent the inevitable. Although the official numbers will not be released for a few more days, it appears likely that 2012 will go down in the record books as Oklahoma’s warmest year on record. Those records date back to 1895. Preliminary data from the Oklahoma Mesonet indicate a statewide average temperature of 42.9 degrees for December. That is 2.9 degrees above normal and ranks the month as the 27th warmest December on record. More importantly, it would give 2012 a sizeable lead over 1954 and the likely title of warmest calendar year on record for the state at 63.1 degrees. The official data are kept by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) and will be released during the first week of January.
The previous record of 62.8 degrees from 1954 was in jeopardy from the year’s opening bell. January finished 6.5 degrees above normal to rank as the 11th warmest on record, and the heat continued to build throughout the year. March far outpaced its previous record at more than 9 degrees above normal and propelled Oklahoma to its warmest spring on record.
 

FYI: Dallas and Arlington, Texas forecasts, from the National Weather Service, Dallas-Fort Worth

Forecast for Dallas, Texas (location of forecast: Love Field from the National Weather Service, Dallas-Fort Worth).

This Afternoon Showers. Areas of fog. High near 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

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Forecast for Arlington, Texas(location of forecast: 3 miles east, northeast of Pantego), from the National Weather Service, Dallas-Fort Worth:

This Afternoon A 30 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 47. South wind around 10 mph.


Oklahoma City forecast, from the National Weather Service, Norman (as of 1:52 p.m.)

Oklahoma City forecast:

This Afternoon A chance of drizzle. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 40. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tonight A chance of drizzle before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

New Year’s Day A chance of rain and snow before 7am, then a chance of snow and freezing drizzle between 7am and 1pm. Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 32. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 6 to 11 mph.