THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...AFTERNOON. DISCUSSION... ABOVE SEASONABLE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE PLAINS. THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PUSH HEAT INDEX VALUES TOWARDS 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS. WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS. THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SLIDING AROUND THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH MISSOURI AND INTO ARKANSAS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. LOW THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL EXIST WITH THIS FEATURE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ON SUNDAY...AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS MONDAY. OTHERWISE...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DOMINANT THROUGH MOST OF THE UPCOMING WEEK AS THE UPPER RIDGE STAYS IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES.
Posted on: Sat, 07 Sep 2013 15:10:06 +0000
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