Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Tulsa

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
458 PM CDT 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-
458 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

…WINTER WEATHER POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY…

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

.DAY ONE…THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION…
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT ACROSS
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. NO HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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 THROUGH THURSDAY…NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE DAY
SATURDAY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD
OF THE APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. GREATER
CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. COOLER AIR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL ALLOW
FOR THE POTENTIAL OF WINTER WEATHER ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. GREATER CHANCES OF MEASURABLE
SNOW LOOK TO BE NEAR THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI BORDERS…WITH AROUND
ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME. PRECIPITATION SHOULD END
DURING THE DAY SUNDAY WITH GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS IN THE 20 TO
NEAR 30 MPH RANGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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