Jul 29, 2010   10:22 PM CDT    From the BlackwellSkyWarn Weather Center...


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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1135 AM CDT THU JUL 29 2010

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-301000-
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-
1135 AM CDT THU JUL 29 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

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

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING. THE CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER IS VERY LOW.

DISCUSSION...
STRONG HEATING OF MOIST AIR...ALONG WITH LOCAL CONVERGENCE...WILL 
GENERATE WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE 
REGION. THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SLIGHTLY MORE NUMEROUS WITHIN THE 
DEEPER MOISTURE OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND WHERE MID LEVEL 
TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. A LACK OF FOCUS OR 
SUSTAINED LIFTING...WILL KEEP INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS VERY SMALL 
AND SHORT LIVED. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL 
BE THE MAIN CONCERNS.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY JUL 30. 
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...50 PERCENT. 
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...5 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... 

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
BEGINNING FRIDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN... 
RESULTING IN WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER...WITH MINIMAL COVERAGE OF 
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. SEVERE WEATHER IS UNLIKELY.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HUMID AS TEMPERATURES RISE THIS 
WEEKEND. AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S AND LOW 100S WILL BECOME 
COMMON HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK. AND HEAT INDICES ARE FORECAST TO 
RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS IN PEOPLE AND 
PETS WILL BE OF INCREASING CONCERN. PEOPLE SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN 
PLANNING OUTDOOR WORK OR ACTIVITIES. DRINKING WATER AND SPENDING 
TIME IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO STAYING 
HEALTHY.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 5 AM 
FRIDAY.

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CJS/BURKE






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