Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 517 AM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-191030- 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- 517 AM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Late Morning. FIRE WEATHER DANGER. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Late Morning. DISCUSSION... Southerly winds will further increase through the morning and will persist through the rest of the day, with gusts up to 40 mph by midday, locally higher gusts possible. These winds along with a slow recovery of humidity through the daytime will aid in near critical to critical fire weather concerns through this evening. The lowest humidity values are forecast along and west of Highway 75 in northeast Oklahoma. A Red Flag Warning will go into effect for portions of northeast Oklahoma at 11 AM. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. WEDNESDAY...Very High Fire Weather Potential...High Wind Potential. THURSDAY...High Wind Potential. FRIDAY...Very High Fire Weather Potential...High Wind Potential. SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. MONDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A strong cold front will pass through late tonight and into Wednesday morning. Gusty west to northwesterly winds will develop behind the front, which could impact any ongoing wildfire suppression efforts Wednesday. Temperatures will be noticeably cooler, however grassland fire spread rates will remain high through the day Wednesday. The next storm system impacts the area on Friday with increasing winds. A chance of thunderstorms returns next weekend. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... A Red Flag Warning will go into effect late this morning for much of northeast Oklahoma. Emergency managers and first responders will need to be on alert today for the potential for rapidly spreading fires. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.