Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
401 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
KSZ047>051-067-082-091-240615-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0030.091124T0300Z-091124T1200Z/
BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...
LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...KINGMAN...ANTHONY...HARPER
401 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND SPREAD EAST DURING THE NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
&&
$$
HOWERTON
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1239 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
...DENSE FOG CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE WHILE STRONG NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS DEVELOP ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
.LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND INCREASING WINDS HAVE ALLOWED
THE DENSE FOG ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS TO GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST KANSAS
AND THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. THE SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE
EAST ALONG THE KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA BORDER THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. AS IT DOES SO, THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN
CREATING A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS
RESULTING IN WINDS INCREASING UP TO WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.
KSZ061>063-074>077-084>087-240200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0031.091123T1900Z-091124T0200Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS-
SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...
SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...
MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
1239 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009 /1139 AM MST MON NOV 23 2009/
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND PREVAIL THROUGH EARLY
THIS EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
&&
$$
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Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1214 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
TXZ021>025-027>030-033>036-039>041-240015-
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-
HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...MULESHOE...
LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MORTON...
LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...
PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...O`DONNELL
1214 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
...FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED THIS AFTERNOON...
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS MUCH
OF THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE
THIS AFTERNOON. RECENTLY CURED GRASSES WILL ADD TO THE CONCERN.
THESE CONDITIONS ARE SIMILAR TO PAST CONDITIONS THAT HAVE LED TO
SPREADING GRASS FIRES. USE CAUTION WITH ACTIVITIES INVOLVING FIRE
TODAY.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
510 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241100-
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-
510 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK...LIMITED...SPREADINDEX=33.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL BE MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS OKLAHOMA THIS
EVENING...AND ENTERING NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AROUND MIDNIGHT.
WHILE THE UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS ARE STRONG...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL LIKELY LIMIT DEVELOPMENT TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
OR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AS THIS AREA WILL SEE SOME IMPROVED SURFACE
MOISTURE TRANSPORT AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY. BEHIND THE FRONT...GUSTY
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE EXPECTED LIMITED
RAINFALL WILL PROMOTE A LIMITED FIRE DANGER LATE TONIGHT.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
AFTER A BREEZY DAY FOR AT LEAST PART OF TUESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE
DEPARTING SYSTEM... A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREA BEYOND TUESDAY...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
452 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-242300-
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
452 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINTER WEATHER TO PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS
TONIGHT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DETAILS.
THE FRONT WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS OVERNIGHT. SEE THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY
FOR DETAILS.
HIGH OR VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WHERE PRECIPITATION DOES NOT OCCUR.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
SNOW MAY LINGER OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS TUESDAY MORNING. NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR 30 MPH TUESDAY MORNING OVER
MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
HIGH FIRE DANGER IS FORECAST OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON...OVER CENTRAL KANSAS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT...HOWEVER
SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
&&
FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP
$$
HOWERTON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
200 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-241300-
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-
200 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE UNLIKELY.
DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY WEAK AND
INSUFFICIENT FOR MORE THAN A ROUGE THUNDERSTORM ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST TUESDAY NOV 24.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...10 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...0 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
ENHANCED WILDFIRE CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN OVER FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA
AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT. A DRY LINE WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTH
TEXAS...PROVIDING WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY DRY AIR...AND STRONG
WINDS. THE COLD FRONT WILL OVER-RUN THE DRY LINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AND MAKE WINDS SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST. THE
FRONT WILL ALSO USHER IN COOLER AIR WHICH WILL HELP RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVER.
AREAS OF FOG...SOME DENSE...WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
FAIRLY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO IMPACT TRAVEL
SAFETY OF HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT-WEIGHT VEHICLES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 5 AM
TUESDAY MORNING.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1258 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-241900-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
1258 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE VERY ISOLATED IN COVERAGE...WITH NO SEVERE STORMS
EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)
$$
WISE
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
100 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-241200-
ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH-
DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER-
100 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.
.DAY ONE...
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS
THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTH AND
NORTHWEST. DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...CAUTION IS ADVISED ON
AREA LAKES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
$$
COCKRELL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1235 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
KSZ061>063-074>077-084>087-241845-
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS-
SEWARD-MEADE-
1235 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009 /1135 AM MST MON NOV 23 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
THROUGH 8 PM CDT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE AT TIMES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
&&
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
$$
UMSCHEID
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1235 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
KSZ064>066-078>081-088>090-241845-
HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE-
BARBER-
1235 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
&&
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
$$
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
441 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-240030-
ALFALFA-ARCHER-ATOKA-BAYLOR-BECKHAM-BLAINE-BRYAN-CADDO-CANADIAN-
CARTER-CLAY-CLEVELAND-COAL-COMANCHE-COTTON-CUSTER-DEWEY-ELLIS-FOARD-
GARFIELD-GARVIN-GRADY-GRANT-GREER-HARDEMAN-HARMON-HARPER-HUGHES-
JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSTON-KAY-KINGFISHER-KIOWA-KNOX-LINCOLN-LOGAN-
LOVE-MAJOR-MARSHALL-MCCLAIN-MURRAY-NOBLE-OKLAHOMA-PAYNE-PONTOTOC-
POTTAWATOMIE-ROGER MILLS-SEMINOLE-STEPHENS-TILLMAN-WASHITA-WICHITA-
WILBARGER-
441 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION...
ENHANCED WILDFIRE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST OVER SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND
ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON.
A DRY LINE WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE EAST OVER SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND
ADJACENT PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...
WHILE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES QUICKLY FROM THE NORTHWEST. BEHIND THE
DRY LINE... AND AHEAD OF A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT... TEMPERATURES
WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 70S WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OCCASIONALLY FALLING INTO THE TEENS. AT 440
PM... THE COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM NEAR CHEROKEE... TO MANGUM... TO
NEAR QUANAH TEXAS. THE COOLER AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL ALLOW
HUMIDITIES TO RISE WHILE THE WINDS WILL BE STRONG OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST...GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH.
DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...AREAS OF FOG WILL BE
POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE-35. ANY
DENSE FOG WILL BE CONFINED TO FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... WHERE THERE
WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND PERHAPS AN ISOLATED
WEAK THUNDERSTORM. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
OKLAHOMA CITY AND WICHITA FALLS METRO AREAS DURING THE EVENING
BEFORE REACHING SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE TONIGHT.
$$
CJS
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
331 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
TXZ021>030-240000-
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-
FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS...
MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY
331 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
.NOW...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS...
NORTHERN ROLLING PLAINS...AND EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT SHOULD BE NEAR FRIONA AND TULIA BY 4
PM...AND CLOSE TO CHILDRESS...PLAINVIEW...AND MULESHOE BY AROUND 5
PM. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST OR NORTH TO 25 TO 30
MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 OR 45 MPH. WATCH FOR PATCHES OF BLOWING
DUST AS THE FRONT BLOWS THROUGH.
$$
