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State forecast

Bryan Painter — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:06:04 +0000

STATE FORECAST FOR OKLAHOMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
FRI NOV 20 2009

.TODAY…PARTLY CLOUDY WEST. MOSTLY CLOUDY CENTRAL AND EAST WITH
A CHANCE OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO NEAR
60.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS UPPER 20S
PANHANDLE TO MID 40S EAST.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EAST.
HIGHS IN THE 60S.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 30S AND 40S. HIGHS UPPER 50S TO
UPPER 60S.
.MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EAST.
LOWS 30S AND 40S. HIGHS 50S AND 60S.
.TUESDAY…PARTY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EAST.
LOWS 20S AND 30S. HIGHS 50S TO LOWER 60S.

Hazardous weather outlook

Bryan Painter — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:01:02 +0000

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

FRI NOV 20 2009

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-211100-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1150 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION…
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
OVER PARTS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. RELATIVELY LIGHT
WINDS AT ALL LEVELS… AND WEAK INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN A VERY
LOW CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST SATURDAY NOV 21.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…20 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE UNLIKELY FROM SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

Short-term forecast on this Friday

Bryan Painter — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:40 +0000

.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
ISOLATED SPRINKLES OR SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL… CENTRAL… AND SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE LIGHT WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A FEW
HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OR LESS.

OTHERWISE… SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY EXCEPT IN
PORTIONS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS WHERE PARTLY
SUNNY SKIES WILL OCCUR. AT 1030 AM… A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WAS
POSITIONED NEAR RINGLING IN SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WITH A BOUNDARY
EXTENDING NORTHEAST FROM THE LOW TO NEAR PAULS VALLEY… CHANDLER…
AND CUSHING. CONDITIONS WILL BE COOLER THIS MORNING NORTH AND WEST
OF THESE FEATURES WITH NORTHERLY WINDS FROM MAINLY 10 TO 20 MPH.
EAST OF THESE FEATURES… WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S THIS MORNING.

Some of the low temperatures at Oklahoma Mesonet stations

Bryan Painter — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:10:42 +0000

The Oklahoma Mesonet station at Beaver recorded a low temperature of 19 degrees early this morning. In the Oklahoma City metro, the temperature at El Reno dipped to 23 degrees.

In Oklahoma County, the Mesonet stations had lows ranging from 28 to 30 degrees.

Freeze warning tonight and into Wednesday morning

Bryan Painter — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:26:58 +0000

…FREEZING TEMPERATURES LIKELY TONIGHT…

HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-
FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…CHEROKEE…MEDFORD…
PONCA CITY…ARNETT…WOODWARD…FAIRVIEW…ENID…PERRY…
CHEYENNE…TALOGA…WEATHERFORD…CLINTON…WATONGA…
KINGFISHER…GUTHRIE…STILLWATER…ELK CITY…SAYRE…CORDELL…
ANADARKO…YUKON…EL RENO…MUSTANG…OKLAHOMA CITY…CHANDLER…
CHICKASHA…PURCELL…NORMAN…MOORE…SHAWNEE…SEMINOLE…
HOLDENVILLE…HOLLIS…MANGUM…HOBART…ALTUS…FREDERICK…
LAWTON…DUNCAN…PAULS VALLEY…SULPHUR…ADA…COALGATE…
WALTERS…WAURIKA…ARDMORE…TISHOMINGO…ATOKA…MARIETTA…
MADILL…DURANT…QUANAH…CHILLICOTHE…CROWELL…VERNON…
WICHITA FALLS…MUNDAY…KNOX CITY…SEYMOUR…ARCHER CITY…
HOLLIDAY…LAKESIDE CITY…HENRIETTA
100 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2009

…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST
WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S ARE EXPECTED
TO TO BE WIDESPREAD WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

Thursday’s Forecast for Stillwater; Saturday’s Forecast for Lubbock, Texas

Bryan Painter — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:49:59 +0000

University of Colorado at Oklahoma State University, Thursday, Stillwater:

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind between 6 and 9 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

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University of Oklahoma at Texas Tech University, Saturday, Lubbock, Texas:

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind between 10 and 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Oklahoma forecast through Saturday

Bryan Painter — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:42:20 +0000

TODAY…PARTLY CLOUDY WEST. CLOUDY EAST WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN.
HIGHS FROM NEAR 40 NORTHEAST TO THE UPPER 50S SOUTHWEST.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WEST. CLOUDY EAST WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN. LOWS FROM THE MID 20S NORTHWEST TO NEAR 40 FAR SOUTHEAST.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WEST. CLEARING EAST. WARMER. HIGHS FROM
THE MID 40S NORTHEAST TO THE MID 60S SOUTHWEST.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS FROM THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO NEAR 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO MID 60S.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS FROM THE MID 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.

Hazardous weather outlook

Bryan Painter — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:40:44 +0000

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION…
A COOL AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND AS A
RESULT…THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST WEDNESDAY NOV 18.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR PARTS OF WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT AREAS OF NORTH TEXAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY WHEN THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS TUESDAY NIGHT. A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

Lows in the high 30s in most of the metro

Bryan Painter — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:34:20 +0000

Lows were in the high 30s throughout much of the metro according to the Oklahoma Mesonet.

Since midnight, the western Oklahoma Panhandle community of Kenton dipped to 18 degrees for the second straight day.

Short-term forecast

Bryan Painter — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:02:03 +0000

REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
THROUGH 7 PM…AN AREA OF LIGHT RAIN…WITH SOME SNOW MIXED
IN…WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. MOST OF
THIS RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WILL OCCUR FROM AROUND MEDFORD AND
ENID…DOWN THROUGH STILLWATER…GUTHRIE…OKLAHOMA CITY…AND
CHANDLER. NO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED…AS THE SNOW WILL BE
FAIRLY LIGHT AND SHORT-LIVED AT ANY PARTICULAR SPOT.

AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES…THE LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND THE WIND WILL SLOWLY DECREASE. CLOUDY OR
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST NEAR AND EAST OF A LINE
FROM ALVA…TO WEATHERFORD…TO ARDMORE.