Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
947 FLUS44 KTSA 152026 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 326 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-161030- 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- 326 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Late Afternoon and Tonight. FIRE WEATHER DANGER. RISK...Limited. AREA...Mainly Northeast Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Breezy westerly becoming northwest winds will continue through this evening with gusts of 15 to 30 mph expected into mid evening. These winds will aid in an increase in grassland fire spread rates and also impact any ongoing fire suppression efforts. The overall fire weather risk will be limited by cooler temperatures and higher humidity values in the 25 to 45 percent range into this evening. Humidity levels overnight recover back into the 50 to 65 percent range with northwesterly winds generally 5 to 10 mph. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. SUNDAY...No Hazards. MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Very High Fire Weather Potential...High Wind Potential. THURSDAY...No Hazards. FRIDAY...Very High Fire Weather Potential...High Wind Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns will return early next week. Gusty winds and warm temperatures will develop Monday and Tuesday. Humidity levels will remain low on Monday which will likely be the higher fire weather risk day. Humidity levels will trend upward by Tuesday which may slightly reduce the overall fire weather risk. The next cold front passes Tuesday night through Wednesday with a low chance of light rain. Otherwise, continued breezy conditions on Wednesday will maintain higher grassland fire weather risks despite cooler temperatures. The active weather pattern remains through next week with one or more storm systems likely to influence the region from late week through next weekend. Any of these systems will likely bring an associated uptick in fire weather conditions. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$