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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
450 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2014

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-191000-
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-
450 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
WEDNESDAY...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS RETURN SATURDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE PLAINS.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY AND
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH THE REGION.

IN THE WAKE OF THE EXITING COLD FRONT...HIGH PRESSURE AND WARMING
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN INCREASE FIRE WEATHER DANGERS ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE REGION. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN TO THE FORECAST BY
THURSDAY AS THE NEXT UPPER SYSTEM APPROACHES.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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