Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa (as of 4:48 p.m. Friday)

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
448 PM CST FRI DEC 21 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-
448 PM CST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

.DAY ONE…TONIGHT.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
ONSET…ONGOING.

DISCUSSION…
DRY CONDITIONS… WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES
CONTINUE A LIMITED WILDFIRE DANGER ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET AS TEMPERATURES FALL.

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

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

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY…
INCREASING THE FIRE DANGER THREAT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS CHRISTMAS DAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOWFALL. ALTHOUGH THE
EXACT DETAILS AND TIMING CONTINUE TO REMAIN UNCERTAIN… SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN ARKANSAS. LATEST DATA SUGGEST THE GREATEST SNOW POTENTIAL
WOULD OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40… HOWEVER THIS COULD
SHIFT NORTH OR SOUTH DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL STORM TRACK.
PEOPLE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION AROUND THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST. THE LOCATION AND
MAGNITUDE OF ANY WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
REFINED AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES.

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