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SPOT FORECAST FOR WATERWAY...BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
234 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL BE CONSISTENTLY IN THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT
RANGE IN MUCH OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THROUGH
THURSDAY...ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES MUCH WARMER THAN AVERAGE FOR
MID JANUARY. WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY BE A LITTLE TOO LIGHT TO MEET
RED FLAG CRITERIA THIS WEEK...BUT CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE
FAVORABLE FOR THE SPREADING OF WILDFIRES.

NORTH WINDS TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO LIGHT WINDS WEDNESDAY. A COLD
AIRMASS ORIGINATING IN WESTERN CANADA WILL ARRIVE ON FRIDAY... WITH
A RETURN OF STRONG NORTH WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO
                    10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-2200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SOHL/MAXWELL
REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090121.WATER.01/OUN