Area forecast discussion from the National Weather Service, Norman
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1132 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2013
.UPDATE…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRESENT LATE THIS
MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA…AND ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH MOST OF
THE STATE WITH THE FREEZING LINE LOCATED FROM NEAR CHEYENNE…TO
WEATHERFORD…TO STILLWATER…TO PAWNEE. THIS LINE IS NOT EXPECTED
TO MOVE MUCH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HOWEVER…AS PRECIPITATION
CHANCES INCREASE LATER TODAY ALONG THE FRONTOGENETIC ZONE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN OK…SFC WETBULBS NEAR AND BELOW FREEZING
(WITH CONTINUED COLD AND DRY AIR ADVECTION AT THE SFC) MAINLY
ALONG AND NORTH OF I44 WILL RESULT IN WINTRY PRECIPITATION
DEVELOPING. NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE SOME
SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE
MOVES OVER THIS AREA…BUT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN NEAR OR
JUST BELOW ONE INCH SO DID NOT ISSUE ADVISORY HERE.
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