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Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
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632 FXUS64 KTSA 132346 AFDTSA Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 646 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 110 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 - Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening, with potential for locally heavy rainfall. A Flood Watch remains in effect until 7 PM this evening for SE OK and west- central AR. - Patchy fog could develop toward daybreak Monday, especially across NE OK and far NW AR. - Another round of showers and storms is expected on Monday from SE OK into NW AR, in association with an MCV coming up from Texas. Pockets of locally heavy rainfall will again be possible. - A weak front approaching the area will bring chances for storms Wednesday and Thursday mainly across NE OK and NW AR. - Storm chances drop off and heat goes up by the end of the week as ridging is expected to build in aloft. && .SHORT TERM... (Through tonight ) Issued at 110 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 Satellite and radar obs indicate an area of low pressure aloft over far NE OK, moving east. This area of low pressure is embedded within a larger scale trof axis that extends from the Great Lakes down to W TX. Satellite imagery also indicates that the deep layer moist plume has shifted east with the trof axis, and lies from SE OK into west-central AR. CAMs indicate potential for scattered afternoon storms here, with locally heavy rainfall potential. The Flood Watch has been trimmed to cover the aforementioned area thru 00Z. At this time, there are no plans to extend the watch, and will let the evening shift reevaluate. After 00z, the better chance for storms and heavy rainfall looks to shift just to the south and east of the forecast area, along with the deep layer moist axis. Some clearing is forecast across parts of NE OK and possibly NW AR toward daybreak Monday. This could result in some areas of patchy fog. Lacy && .LONG TERM... (Tomorrow through Sunday) Issued at 110 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 CAMs have been consistent today in suggesting that an MCV will evolve from the TX Hill Country convection and then lift northeast into our area into Monday. Expect an increase in shower/storm coverage and potential for locally heavy rainfall, from SE OK into NW AR. There may also be an uptick in storm organization and severity. After a lull on Monday night in the wake of this system, expect widely scattered storm chances on Tuesday in the same areas along the deep layer moist axis. A weak front will approach from the north Wednesday night into Thursday, bringing at least low chances for storms across NE OK and NW AR. Mid-level ridging is expected to build over the region by the end of the week, decreasing storm chances and increasing the heat. Early indications are for mainly hot and dry weather for weekend activities next weekend. There are still some credible scenarios laid out in the ensemble clusters to suggest that the ridge may not stay parked over our area for long and may continue to retrograde back to the Southwest. Time will tell. Lacy && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 646 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 Scattered to broken mid and high clouds are expected to continue into the overnight hours over the CWA as the backside of one mid level low exits to the northeast and a second mid level low approaches from the southwest. Also overnight, scattered to broken areas of MVFR conditions look to develop late tonight into Monday morning with patchy areas of IFR conditions. The greater chance for fog development is across northeast Oklahoma into far northwest Arkansas. Conditions should improve mid morning with ceilings lifting back to scattered/broken mid and high clouds Monday afternoon. Isolated to widely scattered showers/storms ongoing are forecast to weaken and decrease in coverage through the evening hours. Before the loss of daytime heating, storms in southeast Oklahoma will be capable of gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Shower/storm chances remain overnight mainly south of Interstate 40 with the next approaching low, though the greater potential is expected during the Monday over southeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas as the low moves into the region. Thus, will add Prob30 groups for Monday afternoon. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 71 88 72 91 / 10 20 10 20 FSM 73 88 73 91 / 30 40 20 30 MLC 70 86 71 90 / 20 40 20 30 BVO 67 88 69 90 / 10 10 10 10 FYV 68 86 69 87 / 20 40 20 30 BYV 68 86 69 88 / 20 40 10 30 MKO 70 84 70 88 / 20 30 20 30 MIO 68 86 70 89 / 10 20 10 20 F10 69 85 70 89 / 20 30 10 30 HHW 70 83 71 90 / 40 40 20 30 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...Flood Watch until 7 PM CDT this evening for OKZ049-053-072>076. AR...Flood Watch until 7 PM CDT this evening for ARZ019-020-029. && $$ SHORT TERM...30 LONG TERM....30 AVIATION...20