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HWOTSA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
501 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-251015-
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-
501 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014


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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION...
SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT WITH
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS COMMON ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND
ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...AHEAD OF THE NEXT
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HEAT INDICES OF 100 DEGREES TO AROUND 108
DEGREES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO
PARTS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO DROP SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WITH A RETURN OF THUNDERSTORM CHANCES. UPPER
LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALLOW FOR COOLER
CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
WITHIN THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW LOOKS TO MOVE THROUGH THE MIDDLE
PART OF NEXT WEEK...BRINGING GREATER CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
HEAT INDICES OVER 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA FRIDAY AND CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FOR THE WEEKEND. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA FRIDAY WITH ADDITIONAL HEAT
HEADLINES LIKELY REQUIRED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

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

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