Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
TUE MAR 5 2013

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TUE MAR 5 2013

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION…
A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL RESIDE OVER THE REGION.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST WEDNESDAY MAR 6.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…ZERO.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING TO DECREASE. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA. OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
CAUTION IS ADVISED IF YOU WILL BE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE OR
LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLE.

WITH VERY DRY AIR IN PLACE AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS…THE FIRE
DANGER WILL REMAIN ELEVATED ACROSS WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE THIS WEEK.
WITH MOISTURE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AHEAD OF THE STORM…SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS FRIDAY NIGHT. FROM
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WITH
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. GIVEN FAIRLY STRONG
WIND FIELDS AND A MODEST INSTABILITY INCREASE…STRONG STORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AS GUSTY SOUTH
WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURN.

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