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Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
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546 FXUS64 KTSA 070515 AFDTSA Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1215 AM CDT Mon Jul 7 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 1140 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025 - Daily rain and storm chances will continue through the next week with higher chances for the first half of the week. - Organized severe weather is not expected.However, storms will be capable of producing localized heavy rainfall and gusty winds. - Afternoon heat indices will creep up into the 95-105F range toward the latter half of next week, with a weak cold front possible by next weekend. && .SHORT TERM... (Through Monday) Issued at 1140 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025 Showers and storms will gradually end overnight with just isolated showers possibly lingering past sunrise Monday. The overall pattern remains similar however the remnant outflow boundary and weak influence from mid level troughing does raise a chance of afternoon showers and storms over a broader portion of the forecast area Monday afternoon through evening. Expect a similar decline in precip chances into the overnight hours Monday night. Isolated strong storms and heavy downpours remain the primary hazards. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday through Sunday) Issued at 1140 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025 A stronger wave continues to be shown moving across the central CONUS on Tuesday with the influence extending into the southern Plains on the periphery of the upper ridge. A trend upward in overall shower and storm coverage is expected across the local region along with a few more strong to severe storms through the afternoon and evening hours. Daily thunderstorm chances continue Wednesday through Friday though the overall coverage is forecast to trend downward while high temps warm a few degrees. Afternoon heat index values and corresponding heat risk will tend upward for mid to late week. Guidance continues to indicate the upper ridge weakens across the western CONUS allowing a weak cold front to push into the region toward next weekend. This scenario carries uncertainties largely associated with climatology but the trend remains in the guidance. Should this occur expect daily shower and storm chances to increase while temps remain near to slightly below seasonal normals. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1215 AM CDT Mon Jul 7 2025 Ongoing thunderstorms in NE OK are generally decreasing in coverage and intensity, although gusty wind impacts from the outflow boundary persist at RVS and will for the next hour or two. Smaller showers have developed on the eastern periphery of the ongoing activity and will carry a VCSH mention for the far NW AR sites given their proximity to the development. The next chance for thunderstorm impacts will occur during the afternoon and evening, which will be covered with a PROB30 at all 8 terminals. Coverage remains likely to be highest for W AR and into SE OK, but recent runs of the HRRR and RRFS show enough coverage in parts of NE OK to introduce a mention for those terminals also. Outside of thunderstorms, expect VFR conditions to prevail. Given the brief period of reduced visibilities at BVO around sunrise the last couple of mornings, the TEMPO for MVFR conditions will be maintained with this set of TAFs also. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 73 90 72 91 / 20 40 20 20 FSM 74 91 73 91 / 30 60 30 30 MLC 72 90 72 91 / 20 40 30 30 BVO 70 89 69 91 / 20 40 20 10 FYV 70 88 69 88 / 30 60 30 30 BYV 70 89 68 88 / 30 60 30 30 MKO 72 88 71 89 / 20 40 30 20 MIO 72 88 70 89 / 30 50 20 20 F10 72 90 71 90 / 20 40 30 20 HHW 72 90 72 91 / 20 50 30 30 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. AR...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...07 LONG TERM....07 AVIATION...22