066 
FPUS3 KTUL 172058
AFDTUL

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
333 PM CDT FRI APR 17 1998

VIS LOOPS CONT TO SHOW MID LVL MSTR INCRSG FM THE SW IN ADVANCE OF 
VORT MAX ROTATING THRU BASE OF TROF. ETA/NGM AND AVN ALL IN BASIC 
AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO NEXT SYSTEM TO AFFECT ERN OK AND NW AR. 
VORT MAX MOVS THRU OK TONIGHT AND ATTM IT LOOKS LIKE BULK OF PRECIP 
WL BE TO THE SOUTH OF THE FA BEGINNING VERY LATE TONIGHT AND 
CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. ISENTROPIC LIFT IS FCST TO INCRS LATER 
TONIGHT...ESP OVER SE OK AND THAT IS WHERE HIGHEST POPS WL BE. FWC 
POPS APPR TO HV DECENT HANDLE ON SITUATION - WL GO LKLY POPS THRU 
SATURDAY FAR SE OK WITH CHC POPS WC AR AND SE OK. DO NOT EXPECT MUCH 
IN THE WAY OF SIG RAIN FURTHER N BUT WL INCLUDE SLGT CHC POPS.

AFTER SYS EXITS LATE SATURDAY WX LOOKS QUIET THRU THE WEEKEND. CLDS 
SHUD SLOWLY DECREASE SAT NIGHT WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ON SUNDAY. 

NGM AND AVN MOS TEMPS ARE FAIRLY CLOSE THRU THE SHORT TERM...AND FCST 
TEMPS ARE A MIX OF THE TWO.

NO MAJOR CHGS TO EXTD WITH DRY WX CONTINUING THRU MID WEEK.

SMITH
FCSTID = 15
TUL   41  61  43  65 /  20  10   0   0
FSM   44  59  42  66 /  40  30  10   0
MLC   44  58  42  67 /  40  40  10   0
BVO   40  62  41  65 /  20  10   0   0
FYV   41  60  41  63 /  20  20  10   0
IDB   45  56  43  68 /  60  60  10   0
BYV   41  60  41  63 /  20  20  10   0
MIO   41  61  41  63 /  20  20   0   0
MKO   42  61  43  65 /  30  10   0   0
F10   41  61  43  65 /  20  10   0   0
HHW   45  56  43  68 /  60  60  10   0

.TUL...
OK...NONE.
AR...NONE.