Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Tulsa

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
FRI MAR 8 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-
FRI MAR 8 2013

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

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 44.
ONSET…AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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

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

DISCUSSION…
GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS…
WITH A LIMITED RISK OF RAPID FIRE SPREAD NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR LOCATIONS
NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 44.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY…THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL…HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE TOWARD MID DAY ON SATURDAY
IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT…WITH LIMITED INSTABILITY EXPECTED TO
PRECLUDE A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER.  ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE LIKELY TO
DEVELOP NEARER THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA
SATURDAY EVENING…AND PUSHES THROUGH WESTERN ARKANSAS SUNDAY MORNING.
INSTABILITY MAY INCREASE SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW FOR A FEW STRONG
TO SEVERE STORMS…WITH GUSTY WINDS AND MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL THE
PRIMARY CONCERNS.  LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE FROM
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THROUGH WESTERN ARKANSAS.  NOTICEABLY COLDER AND
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

DRY WEATHER WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF
NEXT WEEK.

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