HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1225 PM CST SUN DEC 20 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
.FIRE WEATHER DANGER...
RISK...LIMITED
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
A LIMITED FIRE DANGER THREAT IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AS LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINE WITH SOUTHWEST WIND
AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AS EARLY AS TUESDAY AS IT
MOVES OUT OF THE ROCKIES. THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM WORKS ACROSS
OKLAHOMA. THERE COULD BE A CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. THE
BEST CHANCES OF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE NEAR THE
OKLAHOMA/KANSAS BORDER.
UNSEASONABLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE
STORM SYSTEM FROM CHRISTMAS EVE RIGHT ON THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE URGED TO MONITOR FUTURE
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THE MID WEEK SYSTEM...AS THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR BOTH SEVERE AND WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS TO
PORTIONS OF THE REGION.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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