Regional Weather Summary Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
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AWUS84 KTSA 150158
RWSTSA
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WEATHER SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
858 PM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WERE OBSERVED ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES PREVAILED OVER
THE AREA AS SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATED. HIGH
TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON RANGED FROM THE UPPER 80S TO UPPER 90S.
SOUTHERLY WINDS 0F 10 TO 15 MPH WERE ALSO COMMON ACROSS THE AREA.
MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WERE INCREASING ACROSS AREA SKIES AT MID
EVENING. THE EASTERN EDGE OF THIS BAND OF CLOUDS WAS NEARING THE
OKLAHOMA ARKANSAS BORDER. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH
WERE COMMON AROUND THE AREA THIS EVENING...ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES
RANGING FROM THE LOWER TO UPPER 80S.
CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.
AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL ALLOW FOR A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE NIGHT. LOW
TEMPERATURES TOMORROW MORNING WILL VARY FROM THE MID 60S TO LOWER
70S. THE DOMINATE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL RETREAT TO THE SOUTHEAST
TOMORROW...ALLOWING FOR SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT...AS WELL AS
INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND.
VARIABLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE OUTLOOKED FOR THE DAY SATURDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES FROM THE MID 80S TO AROUND 90 DEGREES ARE PROJECTED BY
LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
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