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FXUS64 KTSA 282048
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
248 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2015

.DISCUSSION...
HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW STARTING TO LIFT OUT OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW LINGERING AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW. WILL GO
AHEAD AND CANCEL THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THIS AREA AND
REPLACE WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT. ADVISORY HAS
ALSO BEEN EXTENDED IN TIME THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE REMAINDER OF
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

WARM NOSE ALOFT HAS SURGED THROUGH SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO FREEZING
RAIN PER OBSERVATIONS/DUAL POL RADAR TRENDS. AREAS OF FREEZING
RAIN WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH THE
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
WITH SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY. TEMPERATURES ACROSS FAR
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA ARE A LITTLE TRICKY AS SOME AREAS MAY RISE JUST
ABOVE FREEZING LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...BUT FOR NOW
WILL GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE AFOREMENTIONED AREA IN THE ADVISORY.
ANY AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE/FLURRIES THAT REMAIN SUNDAY MORNING
WILL LIKELY TRANSITION TO ALL LIQUID FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS
TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING.

PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL ONCE AGAIN BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS STRONGER SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS AHEAD
OF LONG WAVE TROUGH. RAIN LIKELY DURING THE DAY TUESDAY WITH A
FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AHEAD OF FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE
INTO NORTHEAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS EXPECTED
BEHIND FRONT INTO WEDNESDAY. MODELS STILL HINT AT THE POTENTIAL
FOR OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION NORTH OF FRONT ACROSS SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA/WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS WITH A WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE. DRY
FORECAST EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WITH WARMING TREND
DEVELOPING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   29  37  27  39 /  60  40  20  30
FSM   31  43  33  41 /  70  50  30  30
MLC   31  39  32  45 /  60  30  30  30
BVO   25  35  22  39 /  60  40  10  20
FYV   29  41  27  43 /  70  50  30  20
BYV   28  39  26  39 /  70  50  30  20
MKO   29  37  27  40 /  60  40  30  30
MIO   28  35  24  39 /  60  50  10  20
F10   30  36  28  40 /  60  30  20  30
HHW   32  44  38  44 /  60  30  50  40

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY FOR OKZ049-OKZ053-
     OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-
     OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-
     OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.

AR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-
     ARZ010-ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.

&&

$$

SHORT TERM...10
LONG TERM....12
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