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SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT U2 RX 2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
709 AM CST THU FEB 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY LEADING TO COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY
COMBINE WITH DRY AIR AND WARM TEMPERATURES TO INCREASE THE
POTENTIAL FOR WILDFIRES FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 600-1900 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     48     52     53     52     47
RH..............46     35     32     31     33     43
20 FT WIND......NE 6   E 6    S 7    SW 6   S 5    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   3400   5500   6500   5500   1800
MIX HGT (M).....580    1040   1680   1980   1680   550
TRANSPORT WIND..N 12   NW 12  NW 16  NW 16  W 13   SW 9
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 5    NW 5   NW 7   NW 7   W 6    SW 4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 67 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 18 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800-7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 33
                    MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MUCH COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 21 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MAXWELL
REQUESTED BY...BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090219.SCOTT.03/OUN