River Flood Advisory 23, NWS Tulsa, OK

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
449 AM CST Thu Dec 27 2018

...UPDATE...

.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG.

Back edge of large area of showers and thunderstorms is on track
to clear all terminals by 12Z so will not include any mention of
precipitation or thunderstorms in any of the TAFs this morning.
VFR conditions should prevail for the first 8 to 12 hours of the
valid TAF period, with a 4 to 6 hour window for MVFR ceilings
expected once the cold front moves in later this afternoon and
evening. Winds should remain gusty at all sites for most of the
period, with gusts dropping off late tonight.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 348 AM CST Thu Dec 27 2018/

DISCUSSION...
Axis of widespread rains continues to gradually press eastward and
will reside across far E OK / western AR to start the forecast.
Rains will continue to end from west to east while the strong cold
moves into NE OK by early afternoon. Isolated light showers may
develop along the front as it continues eastward through the
afternoon. Temps will warm well above normal ahead of the frontal
passage and mark the last relatively warm day from quite some
time.

Sharply colder temperatures will prevail Friday and more so on
Saturday with increasing cloud cover. The trend continues to be
for less of an influence from the weakening wave on Saturday.
Still may see some flurries during the day but chances for
measurable precip continue to remain very low. Persistent trough
to our west yields yet another wave ejecting into the Plains late
Sunday. Precip chances focus for SE OK / western AR and points
eastward beginning Sunday night through Monday. Temps currently
appear warm enough to keep any precip all liquid.

Once this wave passes another surge of colder air spills southward
and below normal temps and dry conditions persist through at
least mid next week.

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...None.
AR...None.
&&

AVIATION.....22

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
424 AM CST Thu Dec 27 2018

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-281030-
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-
424 AM CST Thu Dec 27 2018

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 Western Arkansas.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
Gusty southerly winds will continue today ahead of a strong cold
front set to move through the area later this afternoon and this
evening. Gusts could reach 30 to 35 mph at times, especially
across far northeast Oklahoma and far northwest Arkansas.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Spotter Activation Not Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Much cooler weather will move into the area in the wake of today's
cold front. This could lead to single digit wind chills Friday
night and into Saturday for areas near the Kansas border. Another
strong cold front on Monday should bring a slightly greater
chance for dangerous wind chills to areas north of Interstate 44
by Tuesday morning.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
357 AM CST THU DEC 27 2018

OKZ055>058-061>063-271100-
Craig OK-Rogers OK-Delaware OK-Ottawa OK-Nowata OK-Washington OK-
Mayes OK-
357 AM CST THU DEC 27 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CRAIG...ROGERS...DELAWARE...
OTTAWA...NORTHERN MAYES...EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NOWATA COUNTIES
UNTIL 500 AM CST...

At 354 AM CST, strong and gusty southeasterly winds had been
measured on the back edge of a large area of showers across parts of
northeast Oklahoma. The back edge of the showers extended from 5
miles northeast of Wann to 3 miles northeast of Inola and was moving
to the northeast at 45 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph, lasting for 15 to 30 minutes, will be
possible across far northeast Oklahoma once the rain ends at any one
location.

Locations in or near the path include...
Bartlesville...                   Claremore...
Miami...                          Vinita...
Nowata...                         Jay...
Pryor...                          Owasso...
Pryor Creek...                    Catoosa...
Grove...                          Verdigris...
Commerce...                       Chelsea...
Salina...                         Oologah...
Fairland...                       Afton...
Quapaw...                         Langley...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 240 and 324.

LAT...LON 3700 9462 3650 9462 3636 9460 3619 9578
      3634 9581 3642 9579 3643 9583 3699 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 0954Z 245DEG 39KT 3698 9575 3619 9546