Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
352 FLUS44 KTSA 180933 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 433 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-190945- 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- 433 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2024 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...Northeast Oklahoma. ONSET...Late Morning. FIRE WEATHER DANGER. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Midday. DISCUSSION... Enhanced to near critical grassland fire spread rates are forecast this afternoon across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas, with the area of greatest concern across northeast Oklahoma. Southerly winds will increase, with gusts from 20 to 25 mph, late morning into the afternoon and will combine with dry fuels and minimum relative humidities from 20 to 25 percent to lead to the overall fire weather threat. Conditions will improve by early evening. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...No Hazards. MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... At least limited fire weather concerns will continue through the weekend and into next week, driven by continued dry fuels and low relative humidities. Days with stronger winds will feature an increased overall fire weather threat. An upper level storm system moving through the Central Plains on Monday will bring a low chance for showers and thunderstorms to northeast Oklahoma and far northwest Arkansas. Severe weather is not expected. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$