NWS Dallas/Fort Worth Public/Media Guide - Winter Storm Outlook Frame

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0"> <tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <td width="10"> </td> <td align="left"><span class="white">National Weather Service</span></td> <td align="right"><span class="white">Dallas/Fort Worth</span></td> <td width="10"> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"><table width="90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr><td><div align="center"><br><h3>Winter Storm Outlook</h3>(SPS, WWUS84)</div> <h4>Definition</h4> This product when there is a good chance of a major winter storm beyond 36 hours. The winter storm outlook is to inform you of the potential of the upcoming event. Outlooks will contain qualifying terms, such as heavy snow or very heavy snow, rather than specific numbers to describe potential snowfall. Winter storm outlooks are not cancelled but a special weather statement will be issued acknowledging that fact.<br><br> <h4>Example</h4> <div align="center"><table width="430" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#eaeaea"> <tr> <td><pre> FTWSPSFTW TTAAOO KFTW 211723 TXZO91>095-101>107-115>122-221200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1115 AM CST TUE DEC 21 1999 ...A STORM APPEARS HEADED TOWARD NORTH TEXAS THE WEEKEND... THE EXTENDED FORECAST SUGGESTS THE POSSIBILITY OF MAJOR STORM ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF NORTH TEXAS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. A LARGE MASS OF ARCTIC AIR IS POISED TO MOVE FROM CENTRAL ALASKA INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY FRIDAY. WITH COLD...ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE OVER NORTH TEXAS...A PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WELL LIKELY BE BELOW FREEZING OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS DURING THE PERIOD...SO ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WELL BE FROZEN OR FREEZING. AT THE PRESENT TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE COLD AIR MASS WILL BE THICK ENOUGH SO THAT MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL IN NORTH TEXAS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOULD KEEP INFORMED AS TO THE PROGRESS OF THIS POSSIBLE WINTER STORMS. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.</pre></td> </tr> </table></div><br><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">NWS Dallas/Fort Worth: <a href="../fwd/">Home</a> | <a href="../fwd/forecast.htm">Forecasts</a> | <a href="../fwd/currentwx.html">Current Weather</a> | <a href="http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/national.html">Radar</a> | <a href="http://204.185.136.10/awc/aviation_weather_center.html">Aviation</a> | <a href="../fwd/skywarn.html">Preparedness</a><br> <a href="../fwd/lakes.htm">Hydrology & River Info</a> | <a href="../fwd/radio.html">NOAA Weather Radio</a> | <a href="../fwd/ntexclima.html">Climat Data</a> </td> </tr> </table> <br><br> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="0" bgcolor="#000000"> <tr align="center"> <td width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" width="30%"><b><span class="white">Winter Storm Outlook</span></b></td> <td width="5%"><a onmouseover="act('fb')" onmouseout="inact('fb')" href="winterf.htm"><img src="../images/fboff.gif" alt="Winter Weather Introduction" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="fb"></a></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"><a onmouseover="act('b')" onmouseout="inact('b')" href="windefsf.htm"><img src="../images/boff.gif" alt="Winter Weather Definitions" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="b"></a></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="6%"><a onmouseover="act('co')" onmouseout="inact('co')" href="../contents.htm"><img src="../images/cooff.gif" alt="Table of Contents" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="co"></a></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"><a onmouseover="act('f')" onmouseout="inact('f')" href="wswatchf.htm"><img src="../images/foff.gif" alt="Winter Storm Watch" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="f"></a></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"><a onmouseover="act('ff')" onmouseout="inact('ff')" href="../npw/npwf.htm"><img src="../images/ffoff.gif" alt="Non-Precipitation Weather" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="ff"></a></td> <td align="right" width="30%"><b><span class="white">Winter Weather Products</span></b></td> <td width="2%"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body>