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FLUS44 KTSA 121805
HWOTSA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
105 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-131000-
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-
104 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.


SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 44.
ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OF
25 TO 30 MPH BEING COMMON.  THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW
HUMIDITY LEVELS TO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS.  WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS WILL LESSEN BY LATE AFTERNOON.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AS AN UPPER
LEVEL STORM SYSTEM SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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