Hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service, Tulsa

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
509 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013

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-
509 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013

…SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY…

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

.DAY ONE…TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 44.
ONSET…LATE EVENING.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A EUFAULA TO JAY LINE.
ONSET…LATE EVENING.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…ONGOING.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…ONGOING.

DISCUSSION…
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A LIMITED FIRE
WEATHER DANGER OVERNIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS
OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA IN RESPONSE TO A STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL
JET. MODERATE INSTABILITY AND STRONG WIND FIELDS WILL SUPPORT
SEVERE POTENTIAL…INCLUDING A LOW RISK OF TORNADOES…IF STORMS
ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP. STORMS WILL BE MOST LIKELY AFTER 10 PM ALONG
AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR..

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY…SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL…HIGH WIND POTENTIAL…
          HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY…VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL…HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING JUST
WEST OF THE AREA AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION. CONTINUED MODERATE INSTABILITY AND STRONG WIND FIELDS
WILL SUPPORT A DAMAGING WIND AND POSSIBLE LARGE HAIL THREAT WITH
THIS LINE OF STORMS AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON…AND WILL ALSO HAVE A
SEVERE THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
SHOULD SHIFT EAST INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARKANSAS BY TUESDAY
EVENING.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITIES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
ON WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER.

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