One product issued by NWS for: 5 Miles S Sallisaw Municipal Airport OK
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 436 AM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-240945- 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- 436 AM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Limited. AREA...Far Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest and West Central Arkansas. ONSET...This Morning. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest and West Central Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. FIRE WEATHER DANGER. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...Late Morning. DISCUSSION... South to southwest winds gusting in the 35 to 40 mph range are ongoing this morning across most of eastern Oklahoma and into northwest Arkansas in response to a strong low level jet overhead. Winds will shift to the north to northwest today, with gusts from 25 to 30 mph, following the passage of a cold front. Lower humidity behind the front will combine with continued very dry fuels and the gusty winds to lead to elevated to locally near critical fire weather conditions this afternoon. A low chance for thunderstorms will exist ahead of the front for areas near and east of the Oklahoma and Arkansas border this morning and into early this afternoon. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. MONDAY...High Fire Weather Potential. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Thunderstorm and High Wind Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Southwesterly winds will return on Monday, with gusts from 20 to 25 mph across parts of northeast Oklahoma during the afternoon. Along with continued dry low levels, the winds on Monday will lead to an additional day with elevated to near critical fire weather conditions. Tuesday night and into Wednesday, low to medium shower and thunderstorm chances will exist for areas along and south of Interstate 40. Severe weather is not anticipated but locally heavy rainfall may occur, depending on how far north a stalled frontal boundary sets up. A strong storm system will approach the region late in the work week and into the weekend, leading to more widespread shower and thunderstorm potential. Severe weather and heavy rain potential will exist during this time frame, although the details remain uncertain at this time range. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$