AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
915 PM CST MON DEC 8 2003
OVERALL FORECAST PACKAGE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. WITH OBSERVATIONAL
TRENDS AND LATEST MODEL DATA...WILL EXPAND THE WINTER STORM WATCH
FURTHER EAST AND A BIT SOUTH...ALLOWING IT TO COVER
CLINTON-WEATHERFORD...THROUGH KINGFISHER AND STILLWATER.
This is what I have been observing. And check this out.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
938 PM CST MON DEC 8 2003
OKZ054>059-091100-
CRAIG OK-NOWATA OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-WASHINGTON OK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARTLESVILLE...MIAMI...NOWATA...PAWHUSKA...
PAWNEE AND VINITA
938 PM CST MON DEC 8 2003
...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR LATE TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH
EFFECTIVE FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS
OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A PAWNEE TO
VINITA TO MIAMI LINE.
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF
EASTERN OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY...AHEAD OF A STRONG UPPER
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND
CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON OVER THE WATCH AREA...WITH SNOWFALL
TAPERING OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH
RANGE...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED 4 INCH AMOUNTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON GRASSY SURFACES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER
EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED ON OUR WEB
SITE AT: http://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA.
This is SW of me. I have a feeling NWS Springfield may have to adjust snow track a little farther south.