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FLUS44 KTSA 132146
HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
446 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2025
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446 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2025
..DAMAGING WIND AND FIRE EVENT EXPECTED FRIDAY
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...WEST OF HIGHWAY 69.
ONSET...ONGOING...ENDING BY SUNSET.
DISCUSSION...
AN OCCASIONALLY GUSTY SOUTH WIND TO THE WEST OF HIGHWAY 69 WILL
POSE A LIMITED FIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL THRU THE AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THIS EVENING.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER AND HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.
MONDAY THRU WEDNESDAY...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER AND HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A POWERFUL UPPER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING A
CLIMATOLOGICALLY RARE HIGH WIND EVENT TO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN ARKANSAS ON FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WILL
BE COMMON, ESPECIALLY DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS. THE
STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF I-44, WHERE
ISOLATED DAMAGING GUSTS TO 70 MPH COULD OCCUR.
IN ADDITION TO THE WIND, VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND FAVORABLE FUEL
CONDITIONS WILL POSE A CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER DANGER
THREAT ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE
MOST DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL IS FORECAST TO BE ROUGHLY
WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 69 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40, BUT THE
POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD WILL BE PRESENT ACROSS ALL OF THE
AREA BY AFTERNOON.
THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS FAR
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
THE STORMS RACE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. THERE IS A LIMITED SEVERE
WEATHER RISK, WITH HAIL AND WIND THE MAIN THREATS.
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK, ONCE AGAIN RAISING FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS THE REGION.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WILL NEED TO BE ON ALERT
FRIDAY FOR THE POTENTIAL OF RAPIDLY SPREADING FIRES, DOWNED POWER
LINES FROM THE WIND, AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES,
ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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