Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1148 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

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1148 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

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

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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…
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE AREA…ESPECIALLY OVER WESTERN NORTH TEXAS WHERE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE LOWEST.

.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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