Special Weather Statement, NWS Tulsa, OK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
256 PM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011

.DISCUSSION...
THE HISTORIC HEAT WAVE/DROUGHT OF 2011 WILL CONTINUE UNABATED
WITH TEMPERATURES APPROACHING ALL TIME RECORD HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY
IN MANY AREAS. FORT SMITH WILL BE CLOSE TO THE ALL TIME RECORD
TEMPERATURE THIS AFTERNOON OF 113 DEGREES SET ON AUGUST 10TH 1936.
THE EXTREME HEAT...COUPLED WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS/LOW RH VALUES
HAVE ALSO CREATED AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER THREAT. SEVERAL LARGE
GRASS FIRES ARE CURRENTLY ONGOING ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

UPPER HIGH...CURRENTLY LOCATED DIRECTLY OVER THE REGION...WILL
CONTINUE DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY. A WEAK BOUNDARY/WIND
SHIFT WILL PUSH INTO FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON.
SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY LIGHT WEST WINDS AND EXTREMELY WARM LOW
LEVEL THERMAL PROFILES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO SOAR INTO THE
110-115 DEG RANGE. THIS BOUNDARY WILL LIKELY BE IN THE VICINITY
OF FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THURSDAY AND AS UPPER HIGH BEGINS TO
WEAKEN SLIGHTLY/SHIFT WEST...WE COULD SEE ISOLATED SHOWERS/
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK AS UPPER HIGH RETROGRADES INTO THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR AT LEAST ISOLATED AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS AND WITH THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER...SLIGHTLY LOWER
HIGH TEMPERATURES.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   85 115  84 109 /  10  10  10  20
FSM   81 113  80 109 /  10   0  10  10
MLC   80 113  79 109 /  10   0  10  10
BVO   75 111  77 106 /  10  10  20  20
FYV   79 107  76 102 /  10  10  10  20
BYV   79 104  78 102 /  10  10  10  20
MKO   81 114  81 109 /  10  10  10  10
MIO   80 107  80 106 /  10  10  20  20
F10   80 116  82 111 /  10  10  10  10
HHW   80 109  81 107 /  10   0  10  10

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY FOR OKZ049-OKZ053-
     OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-
     OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-
     OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.

     EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM MONDAY FOR OKZ049-
     OKZ053-OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-
     OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-
     OKZ069-OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.

AR...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-
     ARZ010-ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.

     EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM MONDAY FOR ARZ001-
     ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.

&&

SHORT TERM...20
LONG TERM....12

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
507 PM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-031015-
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-
507 PM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...RECORD BREAKING HEATWAVE CONTINUES...

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

DANGEROUS HEAT.
	RISK...CRITICAL.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA... EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

        AREA OF GREATEST IMPACT...ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44.

DISCUSSION...
DANGEROUS HEAT CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 105 TO AROUND
113 DEGREES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE DANGEROUSLY HOT
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOW TO FALL.
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN BE VERY WARM...WHICH WILL
PROVIDE LITTLE TO NO RELIEF FROM THE HEAT.

THESE HOT TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH SOUTHERLY
WINDS GUSTING UP AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH HAVE CREATED ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER DANGERS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...WITH
LIMITED FIRE WEATHER DANGERS FOR THE REST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THE REGION THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES AND DECREASING SURFACE WINDS THIS EVENING SHOULD ALLOW FOR
FIRE DANGERS TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THE HEAT WAVE IS LIKELY TO PEAK WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES
REACHING LEVELS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN OBSERVED IN SEVERAL DECADES.

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL BUT WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN BY THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL LEAD TO A DOWNWARD TREND IN THE
TEMPERATURES LATE IN THE WEEK...BUT DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES CAN
STILL BE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON.

A WEAK DECAYING FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAY TOUCH OFF A FEW ISOLATED
STORMS BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON NEAR THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI
BORDERS. ANOTHER POSSIBLY STRONGER FRONT MAY PUSH INTO THE REGION
THIS WEEKEND...WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
528 PM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011

OKZ076-022300-
LE FLORE OK-
528 PM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     WESTERN LE FLORE

AT 528 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF
TALIMENA STATE PARK...REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM
INCLUDE...WHITESBORO...SUMMERFIELD AND TALIMENA STATE PARK.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

LAT...LON 3467 9485 3476 9504 3493 9492 3484 9473
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 031DEG 1KT 3481 9488

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
611 PM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011

ARZ010-022345-
WASHINGTON AR-
611 PM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     EASTERN WASHINGTON

AT 611 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HICKS...MOVING
EAST AT 5 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM
INCLUDE...HICKS...TUTTLE...ELKINS...BRENTWOOD...ARNETT...DURHAM...
SULPHUR CITY AND BLACK OAK.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

LAT...LON 3605 9396 3586 9395 3586 9414 3603 9415
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 257DEG 5KT 3593 9403

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
617 PM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011

OKZ076-022345-
LE FLORE OK-
617 PM CDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     CENTRAL LE FLORE

AT 617 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF
HODGEN...REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...HODGEN.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

LAT...LON 3476 9475 3490 9461 3481 9445 3467 9456
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 308DEG 2KT 3477 9460