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Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
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889 FXUS64 KTSA 300531 AFDTSA Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1231 AM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 109 PM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025 - Increasing thunderstorm potential this evening across northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas, expanding to much of the region tomorrow. - Daily isolated to scattered showers and storms expected much of this week with locally heavy rains, downburst winds, and lightning being the primary hazards. Monday will be the day of greatest storm coverage. - Hot and humid conditions will continue for most of this week with heat indices generally 95-105 F across the area. Some minor relief may briefly occur on Tuesday and Wednesday. && .UPDATE... Issued at 841 PM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025 The main update to the ongoing forecast has been to incorporate short-term model guidance into the thunderstorm forecast through daybreak Monday. Initial round of thunderstorms that brushed far northeast Oklahoma and moved solidly through northwest Arkansas are largely on the downswing, with the strongest storms presently in northeast Oklahoma nearer the high instability on the west side of the outflow boundary. An additional batch of thunderstorms has strengthened in the last couple of hours across south central Kansas and is about to move into areas near the Kansas border. The expectation is for some severe threat to be maintained into at least late evening given the instability levels. These should diminish some toward midnight, with another round toward daybreak along the weak cold front set to approach from the north. The early Monday morning storms should present a lesser severe potential but heavy downpours and localized flash flood potential will continue. Updated products are already out but expect at least one more update before midnight. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight) Issued at 109 PM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025 Guidance varies regarding convective evolution tonight, casting doubt on any one scenario. However, recent CAM runs have begun to converge on the idea of scattered storms moving south from Kansas into the CWA late this afternoon and evening. Will hold onto at least low PoPs across northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas during this time frame. There could be a relative lull in precip during the overnight hours before a boundary/ additional convection moving through Kansas makes a run for northern Oklahoma. Again, it is unclear how widespread this activity will be when it reaches our area, but instability and a strengthening LLJ should be sufficient to provide an increase in PoPs for at least northern areas late tonight or early tomorrow morning... an outcome supported by HREF NPs and MPAS models. As has been the case lately, heavy rainfall/ localized flash flooding and strong to damaging wind gusts are the primary concerns with storms this evening and tonight, though some large hail may occur as well. Otherwise, conditions will remain similar to previous nights, with lows in the lower-mid 70s and light winds. && .LONG TERM... (Tomorrow through Sunday) Issued at 109 PM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025 Showers and thunderstorms are expected to be ongoing tomorrow morning in portions of northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas along the previously mentioned outflow boundary. A synoptic front is forecast to be sinking south through Kansas tomorrow morning, eventually moving through E Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening. Additional storm development is likely along the front and/or remnant outflow boundaries during the afternoon and evening, with an attendant risk for strong to damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall. Convection will gradually push south over the course of the day, mostly exiting by late evening or overnight. It now appears the front should progress through much of the FA, allowing for a somewhat cooler and drier Tuesday-Wednesday across the north. Still suspect potential for isolated showers/ storms Tuesday and Wednesday, but coverage should be much less than previous days and mainly across southern portions of the area. Southerly flow returns Wednesday into Thursday, with increasing temps and moisture for the remainder of the week. Heat indices should be more manageable Tuesday and Wednesday in the post- frontal airmass, but will likely rebound into the 95-105 F range for the remainder of the week as upper ridging moves over the region. Low PoPs (isolated to scattered) persist to end the week, with potential for greater rain chances returning by this weekend as a slow moving shortwave approaches the Plains. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1231 AM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025 Ongoing rain and thunderstorms across NE OK will gradually dissipate over the next few hours, though light to moderate rain and intermittent thunder will remain possible through the next several hours behind the main system. Additional thunderstorm development is forecast later this morning and through the day tomorrow as a frontal boundary moves into the region. Multiple rounds of storms will be possible through the TAF period before shifting south and east of the area tomorrow evening. Outside of the thunderstorm impacts, VFR conditions are expected through the period with generally light winds becoming northerly behind the front. Bowlan && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 91 71 90 68 / 50 30 10 0 FSM 94 73 92 72 / 50 50 20 0 MLC 92 71 90 70 / 50 50 20 0 BVO 90 67 89 64 / 50 30 0 0 FYV 90 68 88 65 / 50 40 10 0 BYV 90 68 88 65 / 40 30 10 0 MKO 90 71 89 68 / 50 40 10 0 MIO 88 68 88 65 / 50 30 0 0 F10 90 71 88 67 / 50 50 10 10 HHW 93 72 92 72 / 20 40 20 10 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. AR...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...43 LONG TERM....43 AVIATION...04