Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Tulsa

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
FRI MAR 22 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 22 2013

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY…THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL…HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL…VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL…HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
MONDAY…NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY…NO HAZARDS.
WEDNESDAY…NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY…NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
A POWERFUL UPPER LOW WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES SATURDAY…AND
ACROSS THE PLAINS AND INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY MIDDAY SUNDAY.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP SATURDAY..OUT AHEAD OF THIS
SYSTEM.

THE AIR WILL COOL ENOUGH AT LOWER LEVELS SATURDAY NIGHT TO TRANSITION
LIQUID PRECIPITATION OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET NORTHERN
AREAS. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT MIX WILL BE CONFINED TO THE AREA
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 412. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR MEASURABLE SNOW…
UP TO AN INCH OF TWO… WILL BE NEAR THE KANSAS / OKLAHOMA BORDER AND
MISSOURI / ARKANSAS BORDER.

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