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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1256 PM CST WED DEC 10 2003
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-111200-
BARRY-BARTON-BENTON-BOURBON-CAMDEN-CEDAR-CHEROKEE-CHRISTIAN-CRAWFORD-
DADE-DALLAS-DENT-DOUGLAS-GREENE-HICKORY-HOWELL-JASPER-LACLEDE-
LAWRENCE-MARIES-MCDONALD-MILLER-MORGAN-NEWTON-OREGON-OZARK-PHELPS-
POLK-PULASKI-SHANNON-ST. CLAIR-STONE-TANEY-TEXAS-VERNON-WEBSTER-
WRIGHT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AVA...BOLIVAR...BRANSON...CAMDENTON...
FORT LEONARD WOOD...FORT SCOTT...HOUSTON...JOPLIN...LEBANON...
MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...NEOSHO...NEVADA...OSAGE BEACH...OZARK...
PITTSBURG...ROLLA...SPRINGFIELD...STOCKTON AND WEST PLAINS.
1256 PM CST WED DEC 10 2003
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
A LOW LEVEL COLD DOME OF AIR WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS INTO THE WEEKEND.
MEANWHILE...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL EJECT INTO THE SOUTHERN
AND CENTRAL PLAINS BY FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADVANCE OF THIS
SYSTEM...DEEP LOW TO MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE TRANSPORTED
NORTHWARD...CREATING A SCENARIO FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW OVER
MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. AT THIS TIME...IT IS FAR TOO EARLY TO
PREDICT SPECIFIC ACCUMULATION VALUES...HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE IS
BECOMING GREATER THAT ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL
OCCUR OVERNIGHT FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY.
Here is a statement and graphic from the NWS in Norman, OK...
WINTER WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1145 AM CST WED DEC 10 2003
...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY...
ON THE HEELS OF A WINTER STORM WHICH PRODUCED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW
ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TUESDAY...ANOTHER STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH OKLAHOMA ON FRIDAY. THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT
THIS STORM WILL BE MUCH STRONGER THAN THE SYSTEM WHICH MOVED THROUGH
TUESDAY.
IF THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS AS FORECAST...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS
NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA EARLY FRIDAY WITH RAIN OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. BY SUNSET FRIDAY...PRECIPITATION
WILL INCREASE AND TEMPERATURES FALL AS COLDER AIR PUSHES SOUTH.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
AND MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
FRIDAY NIGHT. ON SATURDAY THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ALL SNOW
ACROSS ALL BUT FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE SNOW WILL ALSO TAPER OFF
SATURDAY...ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST.
THE TIMING AND EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM ARE STILL IN QUESTION. IF
THE STORM TRACKS FURTHER NORTH...LESS SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. IF IT
TRACKS FURTHER SOUTH OR IF THE COLD AIR IS STRONGER THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST...THE HEAVIER SNOW COULD OCCUR AS FAR SOUTH AS THE RED
RIVER. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTINUES TO INDICATE A WINTER
STORM...A WINTER STORM WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER
STORM. YOU CAN ALSO ACCESS GRAPHICAL DEPICTIONS OF THESE FORECASTS
ON OUR WEB PAGE... W W W... DOT S R H... DOT N O A A... DOT G O V...
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