Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman

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1201 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK… THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
STORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING.

DISCUSSION…
A VERY STRONG SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. A DRYLINE WILL SURGE INTO
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BY LATE AFTERNOON…WITH A COLD FRONT SURGING
ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
MAY DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE TODAY…BUT
SHOULD MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD AND OUT OF THE AREA BY MID EVENING. AS
COLD AIR MOVES INTO NORTHERN OKLAHOMA BEHIND THE FRONT…SOME SNOW
SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. NO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED…BUT OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…INCLUDING
STRONG WINDS…ENHANCED WILDFIRE POTENTIAL…AND WINTER WEATHER WILL
IMPACT PARTS OF THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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 AS THIS DUST MOVES INTO
THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AFTERNOON WHICH ALSO INCLUDES
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA BECAUSE OF THE
EXTREMELY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STRONG
WINDS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED…AND ANY FIRES
THAT GET OUT OF CONTROL WILL BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTAIN.

THIS EVENING A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH OKLAHOMA. STRONG
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR MUCH OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 T0 45 MPH…WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA
THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE
DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES…AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON AREA
ROADWAYS VERY DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.
STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ELSEWHERE AND A WIND ADVISORY WILL
REMAIN IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATION AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF FAR NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.
RAIN WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM WEST
TO EAST ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. ANY HEAVIER SNOWBANDS IN THE MIDST
OF VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS…MAY CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO AVOID ACROSS
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHERN KANSAS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AT THIS TIME…THUNDERSTORM CHANCES APPEAR LOW…BUT RAIN AND SOME
WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5
AM THURSDAY…THOUGH FREQUENT UPDATES WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT.

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