Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
700 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013

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700 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013

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

.DAY ONE…TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION…
A COMPACT… YET STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT… DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH
THE AREA. DESPITE VERY LITTLE SURFACE MOISTURE…SUFFICIENT MID
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT TO GENERATE A FEW SHOWERS TONIGHT
OVER NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. AS TEMPERATURES COOL OVERNIGHT…THE RAIN
MAY TRANSITION TO LIGHT SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST TUESDAY MAR 5.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG TONIGHT… ESPECIALLY
ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA INTO WESTERN NORTH TEXAS… WHERE GUSTS
TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING
IN A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE… ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADWAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A PERIOD OF COOL AND DRY WEATHER WILL CARRY US INTO THE LATTER PART
OF THE WEEK. BY FRIDAY…A LARGE UPPER LEVEL STORM WILL APPROACH
THE REGION. WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY…SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS FRIDAY NIGHT. FROM SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY…A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA…WITH WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. GIVEN FAIRLY STRONG WIND FIELDS
AND A MODEST INSTABILITY INCREASE…STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY… MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR IN PLACE.
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AS SOUTHERLY
WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURN.

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