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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
531 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
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531 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...AFTERNOON.
FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...AFTERNOON.
DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TODAY WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THESE WINDS, ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES,
WILL INCREASE THE GRASSLAND FIRE SPREAD RATES ACROSS THE REGION. ANY
FIRE STARTS COULD SPREAD QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN
GUSTY INTO THE OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN
OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY...HIGH WIND...THUNDERSTORM...WINTER WEATHER AND HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...HIGH FIRE WEATHER AND HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A STRONG AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION ON
SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ONGOING AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND FURTHER
INCREASE ONCE THE FRONT PASSES. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE
FORECAST ONCE THE FRONT PASSES ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST FROM
SUNRISE SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG
THE COLD FRONT ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS
THE PRIMARY HAZARD. ANY STORMS THAT DO FORM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD
WITH THE ADVANCING FRONT. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL ALSO WORSEN ON
SUNDAY DESPITE FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG
WINDS AND ABUNDANCE OF DRY GRASSES WILL ALLOW ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD
RAPIDLY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY.
WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURN ON TUESDAY AS GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN.
THIS WILL AGAIN RAISE GRASSLAND FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. DRY WEATHER
AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURE PREVAIL FOR LATE WEEK INTO NEXT
WEEKEND.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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