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HWOSGF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
600 AM CST THU MAR 25 2004

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-251900-
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.
600 AM CST THU MAR 25 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

  WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:

  ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND 
  LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

  AREAS AFFECTED AND TIMING:

  THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT.

  DISCUSSION:

  AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT.
  THIS SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH A VERY MOIST AIRMASS AND SLIGHT 
  INSTABILITY ALOFT TO PRODUCE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. SEVERE WEATHER
  IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.   
 
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

  THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER FRIDAY WITH MORE
  DEVELOPMENT LIKELY LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME
  IT APPEARS INSTABILITY MAY BE LIMITED AND WIDESPREAD SEVERE
  WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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FOSTER