Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Tulsa coverage area

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…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA .
ONSET…AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…MID-MORNING.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…LATE MORNING.

DISCUSSION…
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS MORNING AS A STORM SYSTEM
STRENGTHENS TO THE WEST OF THE AREA. WIND GUSTS WILL APPROACH 30
MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL
HELP CREATE A HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON.

THE CHANCES OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE
AS WE MOVE INTO TONIGHT ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA WELL IN ADVANCE
OF THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM.

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

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

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
THE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY
AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES
AND INTO THE PLAINS. THE BEST CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS AN ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND THEN MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SOME
THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE. THE SHOWERS
WILL FINALLY COME TO AN END SUNDAY NIGHT NIGHT AS THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW SHIFTS TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL
THAT THE RAIN COULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
BEFORE ENDING. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

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