FNUS74 KOUN 101312 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR WING PASTURE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 712 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THROUGH THE MORNING... WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE SOUTH ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME VARIABILITY FROM SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST THROUGH MID MORNING THEN WILL GENERALLY BE FROM SOUTH TO SOUTH-SOUTHEAST BY 10 AM AND THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS AND WILL INCREASE IN SPEED THROUGH THE DAY. A DRYLINE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING SHIFTING WINDS TO SOUTHWEST AND BRINGING DRIER AIR INTO THE AREA. ALTHOUGH THIS WIND SHIFT IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO BE AFTER 5 PM...IT WOULD BE ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE TIMING OF THIS DRYLINE IF THE FIRE WILL PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON. FEEL FREE TO CALL THE OFFICE FOR UPDATES IF NEEDED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-7700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 28 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 62 65 64 59 54 RH..............52 43 40 41 51 52 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 17 S 20 S 18 S 15 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 3200 5700 7400 7200 2600 MIX HGT (M).....370 980 1740 2260 2190 790 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 18 SW 22 SW 26 SW 29 SW 25 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7 S 8 SW 10 SW 12 SW 13 SW 11 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 5100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 1000-2600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 3400-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1300-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 22 TO 31 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 31 TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DS REQUESTED BY...WOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090210.WINGP.01/OUN