FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL ARKANSAS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

THE HEAVIER RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN CREEKS AND STREAMS TO RISE AND
POTENTIALLY FLOOD.


* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING
  THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...
  CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN
  OKLAHOMA...ADAIR...CHEROKEE...CHOCTAW...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE
  FLORE...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...PITTSBURG...PUSHMATAHA AND
  SEQUOYAH.



* FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

* A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER FAR SOUTHERN NEW
  MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS TEXAS THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY. AS THIS OCCURS...MOISTURE AND LIFT FROM THIS SYSTEM
  WILL INCREASE AND LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD RAINFALL
  BEGINNING TONIGHT ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE
  POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED
  HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST
  CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER TODAY ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER ALERT
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...


IN ARKANSAS...
BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND
SEBASTIAN.

IN OKLAHOMA...
PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...
OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...
OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...
PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER AND LE FLORE.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 40 MILES AN HOUR AT
TIMES TODAY. DESPITE HIGHER HUMDIITIES TODAY THAN SUNDAY...TEMPERATURES
WARMING INTO THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S THIS AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE
WITH THE STRONG WINDS TO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE
SPREAD.

A FIRE WEATHER ALERT IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED BUT ARE BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT
MAY ALSO BE ISSUED TO RELAY STATE OR COUNTY FIRE
INFORMATION...SUCH AS BURNING BANS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...
   OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...
   WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PAWNEE...OTTAWA...
   MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...
   BENTON AND CARROLL.



HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* A STRENGTHENING LEE TROUGH OVER THE HIGH PLAINS SUNDAY WILL
   BRING VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS DURING THE DAY. WINDS MAY GUST AS
   HIGH AS 40 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND AT THE HIGHER
   ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. DEW POINTS ARE EXPECTED TO
   REMAIN FAIRLY LOW THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY WITH RELATIVE
   HUMIDITY VALUES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT POSSIBLE.

IMPACTS...
* THE PURPOSE OF FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE
   TO ALERT LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OF DEVELOPING WEATHER
   CONDITIONS THAT...WHEN COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY WILDLAND
   FUELS...COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. TIMELY AND
   ACCURATE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ENABLE FIRE FIGHTING AGENCIES
   TO MANAGE RESOURCES AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SUPPRESSION
   RESPONSES FOR PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

* ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
   WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER ALERT
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...

IN ARKANSAS...
BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND
SEBASTIAN.

IN OKLAHOMA...
PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...
OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...
OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...
PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER AND LE FLORE.



A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE...WILL
OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY
MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FOLLOW THE FRONT...BUT VERY LOW DEW POINTS
WILL STILL LEAD TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
DAY THURSDAY. THE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE
THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AREAWIDE FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY.

A FIRE WEATHER ALERT IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED BUT ARE BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT MAY ALSO
BE ISSUED TO RELAY STATE OR COUNTY FIRE INFORMATION...SUCH AS BURNING BANS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER ALERT
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN ARKANSAS...
BENTON.

IN OKLAHOMA...
OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...
ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...
CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH AND PITTSBURG.



AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON.
THE COMBINATION OF THE BREEZY WINDS AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE
SPREAD.

A FIRE WEATHER ALERT IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED BUT ARE BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT MAY ALSO
BE ISSUED TO RELAY STATE OR COUNTY FIRE INFORMATION...SUCH AS BURNING BANS.