Area forecast discussion, National Weather Service, Norman

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
FRI MAR 22 2013

.DISCUSSION…
NOT MANY CHANGES THIS TIME AROUND….

A RATHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS OVER THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND…BRINGING PRECIPITATION TO MUCH OF OUR FORECAST AREA.
RAIN…AND SNOW…CHANCES WILL BE HIGHEST IN NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA…BUT AT LEAST A CHANCE WILL REACH SOUTH INTO TEXAS. AT
THIS TIME…IT APPEARS THAT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
LIGHT…AND DO NOT YET APPEAR TO WARRANT ANY
ADVISORIES…ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE RELATIVELY WARM TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED DURING THE SNOWFALL TIME PERIOD. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
FOLLOW THE SURFACE SYSTEM AS IT DEPARTS TO THE EAST. WINDS WILL BE
STRONGEST ALONG OUR WESTERN BORDER…AND MAY REACH WIND ADVISORY
LEVELS. AGAIN…HOWEVER…TIMING OF THE WINDS SUGGESTS THAT THEY
WILL STAY BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS…BUT THIS MAY CHANGE WITH LATER
UPDATES.

AFTER THE STORM SYSTEM DEPARTS…A TRANQUIL…COOL PERIOD BEGINS.
A SLOW WARM-UP THROUGH THE WEEK WILL TAKE TEMPERATURES UP TO
ALMOST THE SEASONAL AVERAGES…BEFORE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES
FOR LATE IN THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND.

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