HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 503 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 Expires:200912061100;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
502 AM CST SAT DEC 5 2009
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-061100-
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-
502 AM CST SAT DEC 5 2009
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK...LIMITED...SPREADINDEX=40.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...LATE THIS MORNING.
DISCUSSION...
SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
MOVE OFF TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE BEGINGS TO DEVELOP
OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS. BY AFTERNOON THE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN.
GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 25 MILE AN HOUR RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED. WITH
THIS WIND AND DRY VEGETATION A LIMITED FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST.
THIS FIRE DANGER WILL RELAX AFTER SUNSET AS THE WIND SETTLES
DOWN.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.
FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE
UPCOMING WEEK. ONE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY
NIGHT AND ANOTHER TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY
DEVELOP IN THE WARM AND MOIST ADVECTION IN ADVANCE OF THE
COLD FRONTS. AS THE TEMPERATURES COOL DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MAY OCCUR TO THE NORTH OF INTERSTATE
40 SUNDAY EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
WITH A DEEPER AND COLDER AIR MASS MOVING INTO THE AREA
TUESDAY NIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME ONLY
LIGHT ICING AND SMALL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST
FOR POSSIBLE WINTER WEATHER. ACTION MAY BE NEEDED IF THE
FORECAST ICING AND SNOWFALL IS GREATER THAN EXPECTED AT
THIS TIME.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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