Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
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152 FXUS64 KTSA 022350 AFDTSA Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 550 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1235 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026 - Widespread storms spreading west to east this evening through early Tuesday morning with severe weather and locally heavy rain impacts. - Temperatures nearer to seasonal averages mid week into next weekend. Mostly dry weather weather is forecast. && .SHORT TERM... (Through tonight ) Issued at 1235 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026 Forecast has remained consistent through tonight. Initial convection will spread into NE OK this afternoon with a limited severe risk as updrafts largely remain elevated per 16z KOUN sounding. A steady increase in sfc based storms is likely by late afternoon from north central OK into N TX with expanding coverage into several larger broken line segments by early evening as storms move into E OK. The line of storms will continue eastward overnight and move east of the local forecast area by mid Tuesday morning. The evening and overnight severe weather potential will be a balance between meager instability and strong shear profiles especially in the lowest levels. Bulk of guidance has favored organized bowing segments along the line of storms into E OK with a less organized structure further east into the early morning hours. This evolution is plausible given the expected instability gradients, however there remains concern for deeper moisture advecting into SE OK and portions of western AR during the early morning hours and the resultant influences. Forecast hodographs become more enlarged across the forecast area from mid evening through the overnight hours and, should sufficient instability remain to balance this shear, then the severe weather potential will remain defined through western AR as the line passes. Specifically shear within the lowest 1km is forecast to increase within ranges typically seen for at least sporadic wind damage with even less intense updrafts and quickly developing tornado identification will be a warning and communication challenge through the entire event. The ability to be alerted to severe weather warnings through the night time hours is a good reminder for all. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday through Monday) Issued at 1235 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026 Cooler and breezy conditions follow the system on Tuesday as early morning storms move east of the region and wrap around light showers pass across NE OK and NW AR during the afternoon. Another notable shortwave rotates across the region on Thursday with light precip potential with guidance remaining varied in overall coverage. Otherwise, a dry forecast will prevail into next weekend with temperatures nearer early November normals. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 550 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026 Broken VFR ceilings in eastern Oklahoma will give way to MVFR conditions late evening into the overnight hours as a broken line of convection moves into the region. Within the convection, strong wind, heavy rain, and severe storm potentials exists. Will continue with Tempo groups for timing of greater potential. To the east, MVFR/low end VFR ceilings in northwest Arkansas are expected to become mainly MVFR ceilings ahead of the approaching convection. Again, strong wind, heavy rain, and severe potentials exist within the storms. Behind the storms, a period of VFR conditions looks to develop in eastern Oklahoma before additional MVFR ceilings try to drop into the CWA on the backside of the low pressure system Tuesday morning. MVFR conditions look to remain in northwest Arkansas through much of the day behind the exiting precip, though there could be a brief window for low end VFR ceilings before MVFR clouds on the backside of the low moves in. Winds through the period, start out gusty from the south to east, become south to southwest behind the storms, and then out of the west to northwest as the backside of the low moves across the CWA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 58 67 47 68 / 90 10 0 0 FSM 66 72 51 69 / 90 50 0 0 MLC 58 68 45 69 / 100 10 0 0 BVO 54 66 41 66 / 90 20 0 0 FYV 58 70 40 66 / 100 60 20 0 BYV 64 71 48 65 / 90 80 20 0 MKO 59 68 46 68 / 100 10 0 0 MIO 60 66 46 64 / 100 20 10 0 F10 56 67 46 69 / 90 0 0 0 HHW 63 72 48 71 / 90 20 0 0 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. AR...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...07 LONG TERM....07 AVIATION...20