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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Norman, OK

March 21, 201648 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this wind advisory at Mar 21, 2016, 3:04 PM CDT for 48 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 22, 2016, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2016, 3:04 PM CDT (20:04 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 22, 2016, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 24, 2016, 4:32 AM CDT
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
All 56 counties

Alfalfa County, OK, Atoka County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Bryan County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Carter County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Coal County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Harper County, OK, Hughes County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Johnston County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Love County, OK, Major County, OK, Marshall County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Clay County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 67 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2016-03-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2016-03-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 195 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2188 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
195 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
297 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

538 
WWUS74 KOUN 212004
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
304 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

OKZ007-008-011>013-015>020-022>031-035>040-044-221200-
/O.NEW.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.160322T1600Z-160323T0200Z/
GRANT-KAY-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-
LOGAN-PAYNE-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-
STEPHENS-GARVIN-COTTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT...
WAKITA...PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...
SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
WATONGA...GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER...HENNESSEY...OKARCHE...
GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT...SENTINEL...
ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO...EL RENO...MUSTANG...
OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...STROUD...PRAGUE...MEEKER...DAVENPORT...
WELLSTON...CHICKASHA...TUTTLE...PURCELL...NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...
NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...WEWOKA...HOBART...SNYDER...
ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...LINDSAY...
WYNNEWOOD...WALTERS...TEMPLE
304 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL... CENTRAL... AND SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA.

* TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY LOOS OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD ALSO BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING
OUTSIDE.

&&

$$
10 follow-up statements
688 
WWUS74 KOUN 212156 AAA
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
456 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

OKZ007-008-011>013-015>020-022>031-035>040-044-221200-
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.160322T1600Z-160323T0200Z/
GRANT-KAY-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-
LOGAN-PAYNE-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-
STEPHENS-GARVIN-COTTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT...
WAKITA...PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...
SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
WATONGA...GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER...HENNESSEY...OKARCHE...
GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT...SENTINEL...
ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO...EL RENO...MUSTANG...
OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...STROUD...PRAGUE...MEEKER...DAVENPORT...
WELLSTON...CHICKASHA...TUTTLE...PURCELL...NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...
NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...WEWOKA...HOBART...SNYDER...
ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...LINDSAY...
WYNNEWOOD...WALTERS...TEMPLE
456 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...11 AM TO 9 PM.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 
  50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD ALSO BLOW 
  AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING
OUTSIDE.

&&

$$

MBS
161 
WWUS74 KOUN 220028 AAA
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
728 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

OKZ032-041>043-045>048-050>052-221200-
/O.EXA.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.160322T1600Z-160323T0200Z/
HUGHES-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-
MARSHALL-BRYAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLDENVILLE...WETUMKA...SULPHUR...
DAVIS...ADA...COALGATE...WAURIKA...RINGLING...RYAN...ARDMORE...
TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MARIETTA...THACKERVILLE...MADILL...
KINGSTON...DURANT
728 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...11 AM TO 9 PM.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD ALSO BLOW 
  AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING
OUTSIDE.

&&

$$

OKZ007-008-011>013-015>020-022>031-035>040-044-221200-
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.160322T1600Z-160323T0200Z/
GRANT-KAY-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-
LOGAN-PAYNE-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-
STEPHENS-GARVIN-COTTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT...
WAKITA...PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...
SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
WATONGA...GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER...HENNESSEY...OKARCHE...
GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT...SENTINEL...
ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO...EL RENO...MUSTANG...
OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...STROUD...PRAGUE...MEEKER...DAVENPORT...
WELLSTON...CHICKASHA...TUTTLE...PURCELL...NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...
NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...WEWOKA...HOBART...SNYDER...
ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...LINDSAY...
WYNNEWOOD...WALTERS...TEMPLE
728 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...11 AM TO 9 PM.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 
  50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD ALSO BLOW 
  AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING
OUTSIDE.

&&

$$

MBS
446 
WWUS74 KOUN 220753
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
253 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

OKZ007-008-011>013-015>020-022>032-035>048-050>052-221600-
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.160322T1600Z-160323T0200Z/
GRANT-KAY-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-
LOGAN-PAYNE-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT...
WAKITA...PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...
SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
WATONGA...GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER...HENNESSEY...OKARCHE...
GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT...SENTINEL...
ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO...EL RENO...MUSTANG...
OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...STROUD...PRAGUE...MEEKER...DAVENPORT...
WELLSTON...CHICKASHA...TUTTLE...PURCELL...NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...
NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...WEWOKA...HOLDENVILLE...
WETUMKA...HOBART...SNYDER...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...
PAULS VALLEY...LINDSAY...WYNNEWOOD...SULPHUR...DAVIS...ADA...
COALGATE...WALTERS...TEMPLE...WAURIKA...RINGLING...RYAN...
ARDMORE...TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MARIETTA...THACKERVILLE...MADILL...
KINGSTON...DURANT
253 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...11 AM TO 9 PM.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD ALSO BLOW 
  AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING
OUTSIDE.

&&

$$
878 
WWUS74 KOUN 221558
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1058 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

OKZ007-008-011>013-015>020-022>032-035>048-050>052-230000-
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.160322T1600Z-160323T0200Z/
GRANT-KAY-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-
LOGAN-PAYNE-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT...
WAKITA...PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...
SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
WATONGA...GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER...HENNESSEY...OKARCHE...
GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT...SENTINEL...
ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO...EL RENO...MUSTANG...
OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...STROUD...PRAGUE...MEEKER...DAVENPORT...
WELLSTON...CHICKASHA...TUTTLE...PURCELL...NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...
NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...WEWOKA...HOLDENVILLE...
WETUMKA...HOBART...SNYDER...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...
PAULS VALLEY...LINDSAY...WYNNEWOOD...SULPHUR...DAVIS...ADA...
COALGATE...WALTERS...TEMPLE...WAURIKA...RINGLING...RYAN...
ARDMORE...TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MARIETTA...THACKERVILLE...MADILL...
KINGSTON...DURANT
1058 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...11 AM TO 9 PM.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL
  PARTS OF OKLAHOMA.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD ALSO BLOW 
  AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING
OUTSIDE.

&&

$$
919 
WWUS74 KOUN 221948
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
248 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

OKZ004>006-009-010-014-021-033-034-TXZ083>090-231045-
/O.EXB.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-ROGER MILLS-BECKHAM-HARMON-
GREER-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LAVERNE...ALVA...CHEROKEE...
HELENA...CARMEN...SHATTUCK...ARNETT...GAGE...FARGO...WOODWARD...
CHEYENNE...HAMMON...ELK CITY...SAYRE...HOLLIS...MANGUM...
GRANITE...QUANAH...CROWELL...VERNON...SHEPPARD AFB...
WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...
HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY...SCOTLAND...HENRIETTA
248 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

* WIND SHIFT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND
  NORTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD ALSO BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OUTSIDE.

&&

$$

OKZ007-008-011>013-015>020-022>032-035>048-050>052-231045-
/O.EXT.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
GRANT-KAY-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-
LOGAN-PAYNE-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT...
WAKITA...PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...
SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
WATONGA...GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER...HENNESSEY...OKARCHE...
GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT...SENTINEL...
ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO...EL RENO...MUSTANG...
OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...STROUD...PRAGUE...MEEKER...DAVENPORT...
WELLSTON...CHICKASHA...TUTTLE...PURCELL...NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...
NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...WEWOKA...HOLDENVILLE...
WETUMKA...HOBART...SNYDER...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...
PAULS VALLEY...LINDSAY...WYNNEWOOD...SULPHUR...DAVIS...ADA...
COALGATE...WALTERS...TEMPLE...WAURIKA...RINGLING...RYAN...
ARDMORE...TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MARIETTA...THACKERVILLE...MADILL...
KINGSTON...DURANT
248 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL
  PARTS OF OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND SHIFT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND
  NORTHWEST....WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD ALSO BLOW 
  AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OUTSIDE.

&&

$$
621 
WWUS74 KOUN 230913
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
413 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

OKZ004>019-021>024-033>038-TXZ083>085-087-231600-
/O.NEW.KOUN.HW.W.0001.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KOUN.WI.Y.0006.160324T0200Z-160324T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160323T1600Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LAVERNE...ALVA...CHEROKEE...
HELENA...CARMEN...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT...WAKITA...
PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...SHATTUCK...ARNETT...GAGE...FARGO...
WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...CHEYENNE...HAMMON...
SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
WATONGA...GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER...HENNESSEY...OKARCHE...
GUTHRIE...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT...SENTINEL...
ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO...EL RENO...MUSTANG...HOLLIS...
MANGUM...GRANITE...HOBART...SNYDER...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...
QUANAH...CROWELL...VERNON...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY
413 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 AM CDT
AND AGAIN FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH.

* WIND SHIFT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND
  NORTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD ALSO BLOW 
  AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OUTSIDE.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BLOW LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND...MAKE IT
DIFFICULT TO KEEP YOUR VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST.

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING
OUTSIDE.

&&

$$

OKZ020-025>032-039>048-050>052-TXZ086-088>090-231600-
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
PAYNE-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-
SEMINOLE-HUGHES-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-WICHITA-
BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...
STROUD...PRAGUE...MEEKER...DAVENPORT...WELLSTON...CHICKASHA...
TUTTLE...PURCELL...NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...NORMAN...MOORE...
SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...WEWOKA...HOLDENVILLE...WETUMKA...DUNCAN...
PAULS VALLEY...LINDSAY...WYNNEWOOD...SULPHUR...DAVIS...ADA...
COALGATE...WALTERS...TEMPLE...WAURIKA...RINGLING...RYAN...
ARDMORE...TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MARIETTA...THACKERVILLE...MADILL...
KINGSTON...DURANT...SHEPPARD AFB...WICHITA FALLS...SEYMOUR...
ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY...SCOTLAND...HENRIETTA
413 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. 

* WIND SHIFT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND
  NORTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD ALSO BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OUTSIDE.

&&

$$
426 
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NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1135 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

OKZ004>019-021>024-033>038-TXZ083>085-087-240045-
/O.CON.KOUN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0200Z/
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0006.160324T0200Z-160324T1200Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LAVERNE...ALVA...CHEROKEE...
HELENA...CARMEN...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT...WAKITA...
PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...SHATTUCK...ARNETT...GAGE...FARGO...
WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...CHEYENNE...HAMMON...
SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
WATONGA...GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER...HENNESSEY...OKARCHE...
GUTHRIE...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT...SENTINEL...
ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO...EL RENO...MUSTANG...HOLLIS...
MANGUM...GRANITE...HOBART...SNYDER...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...
QUANAH...CROWELL...VERNON...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY
1135 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
CDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT
  DECREASE IN WIND SPEED WEDNESDAY EVENING BUT WINDS WILL STILL
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...
  THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.

* WIND SHIFT...SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
  LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD ALSO BLOW
  AROUND. 

* OTHER IMPACTS... BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN SOME
  AREAS. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A MILE MAY BE POSSIBLE IN SOME
  LOCATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OUTSIDE.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BLOW LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND...MAKE IT
DIFFICULT TO KEEP YOUR VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST.

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING
OUTSIDE.

&&

$$

OKZ020-025>032-039>048-050>052-TXZ086-088>090-240045-
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
PAYNE-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-
SEMINOLE-HUGHES-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-WICHITA-
BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...
STROUD...PRAGUE...MEEKER...DAVENPORT...WELLSTON...CHICKASHA...
TUTTLE...PURCELL...NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...NORMAN...MOORE...
SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...WEWOKA...HOLDENVILLE...WETUMKA...DUNCAN...
PAULS VALLEY...LINDSAY...WYNNEWOOD...SULPHUR...DAVIS...ADA...
COALGATE...WALTERS...TEMPLE...WAURIKA...RINGLING...RYAN...
ARDMORE...TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MARIETTA...THACKERVILLE...MADILL...
KINGSTON...DURANT...SHEPPARD AFB...WICHITA FALLS...SEYMOUR...
ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY...SCOTLAND...HENRIETTA
1135 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING... THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH.

* WIND SHIFT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
  NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD ALSO BLOW AROUND.

* OTHER IMPACTS... BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN SOME
  AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OUTSIDE.

&&

$$
048 
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NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
233 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

OKZ004>019-021>024-033>038-TXZ083>085-087-240345-
/O.CON.KOUN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0200Z/
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0006.160324T0200Z-160324T1200Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LAVERNE...ALVA...CHEROKEE...
HELENA...CARMEN...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT...WAKITA...
PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...SHATTUCK...ARNETT...GAGE...FARGO...
WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...CHEYENNE...HAMMON...
SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
WATONGA...GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER...HENNESSEY...OKARCHE...
GUTHRIE...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT...SENTINEL...
ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO...EL RENO...MUSTANG...HOLLIS...
MANGUM...GRANITE...HOBART...SNYDER...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...
QUANAH...CROWELL...VERNON...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY
233 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
CDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING.
  THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WIND SPEED LATER THIS EVENING
  BUT WINDS WILL STILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 TO 65
  MPH... THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40
  MPH.

* WIND SHIFT...SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO
  THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL LIKELY ALSO BLOW AROUND.

* OTHER IMPACTS... BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN 
  SOME AREAS. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A MILE MAY BE POSSIBLE 
  IN SOME LOCATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OUTSIDE.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BLOW LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND...MAKE IT
DIFFICULT TO KEEP YOUR VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST.

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING
OUTSIDE.

&&

$$

OKZ020-025>032-039>048-050>052-TXZ086-088>090-240345-
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
PAYNE-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-
SEMINOLE-HUGHES-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-WICHITA-
BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...
STROUD...PRAGUE...MEEKER...DAVENPORT...WELLSTON...CHICKASHA...
TUTTLE...PURCELL...NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...NORMAN...MOORE...
SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...WEWOKA...HOLDENVILLE...WETUMKA...DUNCAN...
PAULS VALLEY...LINDSAY...WYNNEWOOD...SULPHUR...DAVIS...ADA...
COALGATE...WALTERS...TEMPLE...WAURIKA...RINGLING...RYAN...
ARDMORE...TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MARIETTA...THACKERVILLE...MADILL...
KINGSTON...DURANT...SHEPPARD AFB...WICHITA FALLS...SEYMOUR...
ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY...SCOTLAND...HENRIETTA
233 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING... THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.

* WIND SHIFT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
  THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD ALSO BLOW AROUND.

* OTHER IMPACTS... BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN 
  SOME AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OUTSIDE.

&&

$$
365 
WWUS74 KOUN 240214
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
914 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

OKZ004>019-021>024-033>038-TXZ083>085-087-241200-
/O.EXP.KOUN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0200Z/
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LAVERNE...ALVA...CHEROKEE...
HELENA...CARMEN...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT...WAKITA...
PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...SHATTUCK...ARNETT...GAGE...FARGO...
WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...CHEYENNE...HAMMON...
SEILING...VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
WATONGA...GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER...HENNESSEY...OKARCHE...
GUTHRIE...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT...SENTINEL...
ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...CONCHO...EL RENO...MUSTANG...HOLLIS...
MANGUM...GRANITE...HOBART...SNYDER...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...
QUANAH...CROWELL...VERNON...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY
914 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL LIKELY ALSO BLOW 
  AROUND. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING
OUTSIDE.

&&

$$

OKZ020-025>032-039>048-050>052-TXZ086-088>090-241200-
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
PAYNE-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-
SEMINOLE-HUGHES-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-WICHITA-
BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...
STROUD...PRAGUE...MEEKER...DAVENPORT...WELLSTON...CHICKASHA...
TUTTLE...PURCELL...NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...NORMAN...MOORE...
SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...WEWOKA...HOLDENVILLE...WETUMKA...DUNCAN...
PAULS VALLEY...LINDSAY...WYNNEWOOD...SULPHUR...DAVIS...ADA...
COALGATE...WALTERS...TEMPLE...WAURIKA...RINGLING...RYAN...
ARDMORE...TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MARIETTA...THACKERVILLE...MADILL...
KINGSTON...DURANT...SHEPPARD AFB...WICHITA FALLS...SEYMOUR...
ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY...SCOTLAND...HENRIETTA
914 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING... THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.

* WIND SHIFT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
  THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS COULD ALSO BLOW 
  AROUND. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OUTSIDE.

&&

$$
446 
WWUS74 KOUN 240932
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
432 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

OKZ006>008-011>013-017>019-023-024-033>038-TXZ083>085-087-241045-
/O.CAN.KOUN.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-
CADDO-CANADIAN-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-
HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...HELENA...CARMEN...MEDFORD...
POND CREEK...LAMONT...WAKITA...PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...
FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...WATONGA...GEARY...OKEENE...KINGFISHER...
HENNESSEY...OKARCHE...GUTHRIE...ANADARKO...HINTON...YUKON...
CONCHO...EL RENO...MUSTANG...HOLLIS...MANGUM...GRANITE...HOBART...
SNYDER...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...QUANAH...CROWELL...VERNON...
MUNDAY...KNOX CITY
432 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING... WIND GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 40 MPH.

$$

OKZ020-025>032-039>048-050>052-TXZ086-088>090-241045-
/O.CAN.KOUN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
PAYNE-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-
SEMINOLE-HUGHES-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-WICHITA-
BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...
STROUD...PRAGUE...MEEKER...DAVENPORT...WELLSTON...CHICKASHA...
TUTTLE...PURCELL...NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...NORMAN...MOORE...
SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...WEWOKA...HOLDENVILLE...WETUMKA...DUNCAN...
PAULS VALLEY...LINDSAY...WYNNEWOOD...SULPHUR...DAVIS...ADA...
COALGATE...WALTERS...TEMPLE...WAURIKA...RINGLING...RYAN...
ARDMORE...TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MARIETTA...THACKERVILLE...MADILL...
KINGSTON...DURANT...SHEPPARD AFB...WICHITA FALLS...SEYMOUR...
ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY...SCOTLAND...HENRIETTA
432 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING... WIND GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 40 MPH.

$$

OKZ004-005-009-010-014>016-021-022-241200-
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ELLIS-WOODWARD-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LAVERNE...ALVA...SHATTUCK...
ARNETT...GAGE...FARGO...WOODWARD...CHEYENNE...HAMMON...SEILING...
VICI...TALOGA...LEEDEY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...ELK CITY...
SAYRE...CORDELL...BURNS FLAT...SENTINEL
432 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS
  WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL LIKELY ALSO BLOW 
  AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING
OUTSIDE.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Mar 21, 3:00 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 3:00 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
300 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN FOCUS WAS FIRE WEATHER AND WINDS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

TUESDAY... PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS SFC LOW
DEEPENS. THIS WILL LEAD TO STRONGER WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WITH WIND
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR LATE
TUESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING FOR PARTS OF OKLAHOMA.
THE ADVISORY WILL BE FOR THE MOST LIKELY AREA TO SEE THE STRONG
WINDS BUT IT MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED ON LATER SHIFTS.

THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK IS EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE
70S TO NEAR 90. LOW HUMIDITIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF OK
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THE WARM TEMPERATURES... LOW HUMIDITIES...
AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WILL CONVERT THE CURRENT FIRE WEATHER
WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING AND ADD A COUPLE MORE COUNTIES IN SW
PARTS OF THE FA.

TUESDAY NIGHT... WIND SPEEDS WILL COME DOWN A LITTLE BUT ARE STILL
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BREEZY OVERNIGHT AS PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES
ACROSS THE FA. MEANWHILE... AN UPPER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO
THE PLAINS.

WEDNESDAY... AS THE UPPER SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE
PLAINS... A DRYLINE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FA WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING
ACROSS THE REGION MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.
THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS ON TIMING OF THE FRONT
WHICH COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON TEMPERATURES AND AREAS OF FIRE WX
CONCERNS. PRESSURE GRADIENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS STRONG
WEDNESDAY AS TUESDAY BUT WITH MIXING BEHIND THE DRYLINE AND STRONG
WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SFC... STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN
WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT. A
WIND ADVISORY WILL ALSO LIKELY BE NEED FOR WEDNESDAY AND MAYBE INTO
PARTS OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON
ISSUING ONE FOR NOW.

VERY DRY AIR... WARM TEMPERATURES... AND STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE
DRYLINE WILL LIKELY LEAD TO CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF
THE AREA. THE WIND SHIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL
ALSO LIKELY CAUSE PROBLEMS ON ANY FIRES THAT START BEFORE THE SHIFT.
WILL CONTINUE WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY BUT WILL START AN
HOUR EARLIER AND ADD ANOTHER ROW OF COUNTIES TO THE SOUTHEAST.

IN ADDITION TO THE FIRE WX AND WIND CONCERNS... SOME SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT IN SOUTHEAST PARTS OF
THE AREA. MODELS SHOW MOST OF THE PRECIP REMAINING SOUTH AND EAST OF
THE AREA BUT A FEW STORMS MAY DEVELOP. IF THEY DO... THE STORMS MAY
BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE.

THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY... COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED LATE
THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. FIRE WX CONCERNS WILL DECREASE SOME LATE
IN THE WEEK BUT COULD REMAIN SOMEWHAT ELEVATED. MODELS SHOW ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT AFFECTING THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND
WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  47  78  57  76 /   0   0   0   0
HOBART OK         48  84  54  76 /   0   0   0   0
WICHITA FALLS TX  46  82  59  80 /   0   0   0   0
GAGE OK           49  88  49  64 /   0   0   0  10
PONCA CITY OK     46  80  56  74 /   0   0   0  10
DURANT OK         45  74  59  79 /   0   0  10  20

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR OKZ004>027-
     033>038.

     RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR OKZ004>031-
     033>038-044.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR OKZ004>042-044>046-050.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR OKZ007-008-
     011>013-015>020-022>031-035>040-044.

TX...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ083>085-087-
     088.

     RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR TXZ083>089.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR TXZ083>090.

&&

11/25
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 21, 12:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1210 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-221000-
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-
1210 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN...
WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.FIRE WEATHER...
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR WESTERN...NORTHERN...AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS...FOR WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS.

.STRONG WINDS...
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND
40 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS MOST OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS THIS
AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER
MUCH OF THE REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL BUT SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA BOTH TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. ALL OR MOST OF THESE WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED
TO RED FLAG WARNINGS.

.STRONG WINDS...
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH
WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON OVER
THE WESTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND MOST OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY EVENING
ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...GENERALLY EAST OF ATOKA TO
DURANT. A MARGINAL RISK IS EAST OF HOLDENVILLE TO MARIETTA.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW
OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 21, 5:50 AM CDTRed Flag WarningOUNAlfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche and 24 more14 hr
Mar 21, 3:24 PM CDTRed Flag WarningOUNAlfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland and 29 more30 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Oklahoma, 2016Wind Advisories in Texas, 2016Every wind advisory in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.