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Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
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835 FXUS64 KTSA 161951 AFDTSA Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK Issued by National Weather Service Norman OK 251 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 339 AM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 - Chance of showers/storms overnight for portions of northeast OK with a low severe risk. - Unseasonably hot on Tuesday. Heat index values jump between 95-105 degrees. - Another weather system will move through the area increasing severe storm chances Tuesday night with a higher severe risk Wednesday. - Dry and Summer-like conditions are expected late in the week and into the upcoming weekend. && .SHORT TERM... (Through tonight ) Issued at 235 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 Afternoon weak isolated convection across northwest Arkansas will gradually diminish as the upper trough digs eastward. Although dry through most of the night another shortwave coming down off the Central High Plains into southeast Kansas may bring showers and elevated thunderstorms into northeast Oklahoma by sunrise Tuesday. Low-end moderate elevated instability and a robust 850 mb flow could result in a few storms to be strong to low-end severe as the move into our northwest CWA although should weaken in time. NBM was too dry so added low storm POPs into the forecast. && .LONG TERM... (Tomorrow through Monday) Issued at 235 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 After sunrise Tuesday will increase TSRA POPs (although mostly showers) further into eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas through the rest of the morning before dissipating. South winds will be increasing as the surface isobaric tighten becoming gusty at 25-30 mph as we mix into the afternoon. Although morning stratus becoming thin high cloudiness by the afternoon, will see highs generally in the lower 90s especially by late afternoon as the Cirrus exits for maximum solar heating. We do have a potential for severe weather late Tuesday with an MCS coming down from the Central Plains with the severe risk higher on Wednesday as a shortwave pushes a surface front across most of our area. For Tuesday nights potential convection, a strong southerly low-level jet will increase keeping the convection organized and low- level sheared with the overall highest severe risk across much of eastern Kansas where the tornado potential will be highest. Will need to keep any eye across far northeast Oklahoma near the potential tornadic risk area but most of the potential hazards in eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas will be large hail and damaging wind gusts for Tuesday night. Wednesday`s severe risk will be higher with moderate instability/CAPE values due steeper mid- level lapse rates and stronger surface heating/mixing ahead of surface front. More deep-layer shear will be in place with the upper trough as well Wednesday. As a result, could see convection initiating ahead of the front by late Wednesday afternoon with additional forcing from the surface boundary as it pushes through into the evening hours. Large hail and damaging winds gusts will still be the severe hazards for the late afternoon/evening storms on Wednesday. Upper ridging starts building by Wednesday with a return of southerly winds as we trend into more of a drier and hotter weather pattern through the latter half of this week into the weekend. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1234 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 All termainals should generally remain under VFR conditions at least through 10Z, although may need to amend terminals in far northwest Arkansas where stratus make go broken to MVFR conditions at least through 21Z. Lowering ceilings from returning stratus with reduced visibilites from patchy fog may reduce some terminals IFR conditions between 10-14Z. By 15Z TSRA coming down off the Central Plains could effect terminals KBVO, KTUL, and KRVS late in the forecast after 14Z although a 30% probability at this time. Surface winds will stay light and variable. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 70 91 74 87 / 0 20 30 30 FSM 72 94 77 91 / 0 20 0 40 MLC 70 93 76 89 / 0 20 0 40 BVO 67 90 72 85 / 0 20 40 20 FYV 67 90 73 87 / 0 10 10 50 BYV 67 90 72 86 / 0 10 20 50 MKO 69 90 74 86 / 0 20 10 50 MIO 67 90 70 84 / 0 10 40 50 F10 70 91 75 86 / 10 20 10 40 HHW 72 91 74 89 / 0 10 0 20 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. AR...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...99 LONG TERM....99 AVIATION...99