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Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
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234 FXUS64 KTSA 030108 AFDTSA Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 808 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 ...New SHORT TERM... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 1233 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 - Cold front passes Wed. night - Thursday with a chance of showers and storms. - A stronger cold front passes on Friday with temps well below normal by the weekend. Showers and storms Friday through Friday night with a clearing trend on Saturday. - Daily rain chances continue into early next week. && .SHORT TERM... (The rest of tonight) Issued at 805 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Showers and thunderstorms are winding down, and should completely diminish over the next few hours. Skies will clear out overnight, but this clearing may result in patchy fog across the area, particularly in areas that had meaningful rain today. If this occurs, locally reduced visibility could result in travel concerns. Low temperatures will range from the upper 50s in the north to the mid 60s in the south. && .LONG TERM... (Tomorrow through Tuesday) Issued at 1233 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Dry and warm conditions expected on Wednesday ahead of the next cold front which passes Wednesday night into Thursday. A corridor of showers and storms are likely to develop across south central Plains by late afternoon and spread east southeast through the evening. Pre frontal instability will quickly wane after sunset and storms are likely to be on a weakening trend as they spread into portions northeast Oklahoma during the evening. A short window may remain for a few stronger storms but widespread severe weather is unlikely. A brief dry period expected on Thursday ahead of a stronger cold front which moves into the region on Friday and clears the forecast area early Saturday. A notable temp gradient is expected on Friday across the region with temps ranging from the mid 70s to lower 90s. Showers and storms likely develop along the boundary by late afternoon or evening and expand in coverage during the evening into overnight hours. Current timing has a clearing trend from north to south during the day Saturday. Post frontal temps well below normal are forecast to persist into early next week. Forecast uncertainty increases by early next week especially with regards to precip chances and potential heavy rainfall. Temps at or below normal and daily rain chances do appear likely to continue well into next week. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 546 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will diminish by 03Z this evening. Brief heavy rain, lightning, and gusty winds may occur under any storms, with a 20-30% chance of impacting terminals across northwest AR and southeast OK. Skies will clear overnight, but areas of fog may develop late overnight. The most likely location will be across east-central OK into northwest AR with visibility down to 1-2 SM. Light west to northwest winds will be present through the TAF period, beginning to shift to southwest late Wednesday afternoon or evening. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 63 86 65 83 / 10 0 20 0 FSM 68 88 67 90 / 20 0 10 0 MLC 64 85 65 87 / 20 0 0 0 BVO 58 85 60 81 / 10 0 30 0 FYV 60 85 62 84 / 20 0 20 0 BYV 61 85 62 82 / 20 0 30 0 MKO 64 85 64 85 / 20 0 10 0 MIO 60 84 61 82 / 20 0 40 0 F10 62 84 63 85 / 10 0 10 0 HHW 66 84 64 90 / 10 0 0 0 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. AR...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...06 LONG TERM....07 AVIATION...06