HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1231 PM CST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO THE REGION AND
WILL KEEP MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER THE REGION THROUGH
TONIGHT.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL...FIRE DANGER POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
EAST OF THE REGION. THE BRISK AND GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH WARMING
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY FALLING INTO THE 30 PERCENT RANGE WILL
INCREASE FIRE DANGER SATURDAY. THIS IS ALSO DUE TO THE THE RAPID
CURING OF FINE FUELS IN THE WAKE OF HARD FREEZES OVER NEARLY ALL
OF THE REGION THIS WEEK.
THE SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY...INCREASING MOISTURE AND THE
BRINGING THE CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE AREA BY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT...DROPPING TEMPERATURES
WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN NEAR THE KANSAS
BORDER.
THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH THE AREA MONDAY
NIGHT BEFORE EXITING THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. ONCE AGAIN
RAIN MAY DEVELOP WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ONCE AGAIN BEING
A POSSIBILITY NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL WRAP AROUND THIS WEATHER SYSTEM
AS IT HEADS NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY NIGHT. SUFFICIENT DEPTH OF
MOISTURE AND COLD AIR WILL MAKE SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
AREA. HOWEVER...ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE A TRACE TO
LESS THAN AN INCH AND PRIMARILY ON GRASSY SURFACES.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WINDS USHERING THE COLDER AIR INTO
THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT WILL LAST INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
WHILE AT THIS TIME NO MAJOR WINTER STORMS ARE EXPECTED...SOME
WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE. EMERGENCY MANAGERS
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR ANY CHANGES.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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