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2.You decide to read the Hazardous Weather Outlook from Norman. According to the forecaster, what are the primary threats the next few hours? According to the forecaster, what are the primary threats the next few days? What part of the OK-FIRST website can help you assess the more immediate threats?

Hazardous Weather Outlook WFO Norman HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 600 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2006 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-281800- HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE- ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM- WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND- POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN- COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON- CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER- WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- 600 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN ... WESTERN ... CENTRAL ... AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA ... AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK... NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. DISCUSSION... THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE STABLE THROUGH TONIGHT. PROBABILITY TABLE... VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST WEDNESDAY MAR 1. PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA ... 0 PERCENT. OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER... THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES ... BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND DRY VEGETATION WILL COMBINE TO CREATE VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN ... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK... THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL EXIST IN NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER... FIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON TODAY. $$

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