Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman

WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
MON FEB 18 2013

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MON FEB 18 2013

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION…
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA TODAY AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING OR
EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING OUT OF THE AREA BY MID AFTERNOON AS
THE FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. DESPITE THE INCREASE IN LOW-LEVEL
MOISTURE… INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN LIMITED AND SEVERE WEATHER IS
NOT EXPECTED.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST TUESDAY FEB 19.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…40 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…10 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY… ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THE WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND CONTRIBUTE TO VERY HIGH FIRE
DANGER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE PLAINS ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY EVENING AND
PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.

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