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Freeze Warning


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
453 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

...FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES LIKELY TONIGHT...

.TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT ACROSS
MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN HALVES OF OKLAHOMA... AND OVER
PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. FROST WILL BE LIKELY IN AREAS
SURROUNDING THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

OKZ007-008-012-013-018>020-023-024-027-037-038-044-TXZ086-089-090-
241900-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FZ.W.0007.091125T0600Z-091125T1400Z/
GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-CADDO-CANADIAN-
GRADY-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-COTTON-WICHITA-ARCHER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...PONCA CITY...ENID...PERRY...
KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...ANADARKO...YUKON...EL RENO...
MUSTANG...CHICKASHA...FREDERICK...LAWTON...WALTERS...
WICHITA FALLS...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY...
HENRIETTA
453 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST
WEDNESDAY.

OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BETWEEN 28 AND
32 DEGREES BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES AT GROUND
LEVEL IN UNPROTECTED AREAS WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES COLDER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$


Hazardous Weather Outlook


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
500 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-241800-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
500 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION...
A DRY AND MILD AIRMASS EXISTS.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST WEDNESDAY NOV 25.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...0 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
A FREEZE IS EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE NORTHWEST HALF
OF OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTHERN TEXAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON
TODAY.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
450 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-251100-
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-
450 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

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...THIS MORNING.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK...LIMITED...SPREADINDEX=41.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...THIS MORNING.

DISCUSSION...
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING IN
THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS MAY OCCASIONALY GUST TO
AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL RESULT IN POOR FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
DRY AND SEASONAL WEATHER WILL PERSIST THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THE
NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN ARRIVES LATER NEXT WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LOW
APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
408 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-251015-
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
408 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE VERY HIGH ALONG AND WEST
OF INTERSTATE 135 TODAY DUE TO GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. HIGH
FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST TO THE EAST OF INTERSTATE 135.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE HIGH ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

FROM THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT
THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP

$$

JMC


Short Term Forecast


SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
908 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-241700-
ALFALFA-ARCHER-ATOKA-BAYLOR-BECKHAM-BLAINE-BRYAN-CADDO-CANADIAN-
CARTER-CLAY-CLEVELAND-COAL-COMANCHE-COTTON-CUSTER-DEWEY-ELLIS-FOARD-
GARFIELD-GARVIN-GRADY-GRANT-GREER-HARDEMAN-HARMON-HARPER-HUGHES-
JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSTON-KAY-KINGFISHER-KIOWA-KNOX-LINCOLN-LOGAN-
LOVE-MAJOR-MARSHALL-MCCLAIN-MURRAY-NOBLE-OKLAHOMA-PAYNE-PONTOTOC-
POTTAWATOMIE-ROGER MILLS-SEMINOLE-STEPHENS-TILLMAN-WASHITA-WICHITA-
WILBARGER-
908 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION...
SUNNY SKIES...SEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES...AND WINDY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE REGION TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
BE SEEN OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA...WHERE GUSTS OF 30 TO 40
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS. THESE WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO THE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER IOWA...AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
INTO WESTERN TEXAS. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST INTO
THE GREAT LAKES REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO SUBSIDE. LIGHT WIND AND CLEAR SKIES ARE FORECAST THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT...AND WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE...MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS WILL LIKELY SEE A FROST OR FREEZE.

$$

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