Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
WED DEC 19 2012

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WED DEC 19 2012

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

DISCUSSION…
A HUMID AIRMASS WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA TODAY. DURING THE APPROACH
OF AN UPPER STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST THURSDAY DEC 20.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…20 PERCENT
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
VERY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT
PARTS OF TEXAS. BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED OVER PART OF THIS AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED. A WIND ADVISORY IS EFFECTIVE FOR THE AFTERNOON
WHICH ALSO INCLUDES CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO EFFECTIVE FOR THIS AREA BECAUSE
OF THE EXTREMELY WARM AND DRY ATMOSPHERE AND THE STRONG WINDS. WILDFIRE POTENTIAL
IS EXTREME.

THIS EVENING A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH OKLAHOMA. STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO FOLLOW. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS EFFECTIVE FOR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA THIS
EVENING…AND VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.

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