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SPOT FORECAST FOR WING PASTURE RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
423 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS TODAY... BEFORE MOVING SOUTH TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY AS A COLDER CANADIAN AIR MASS OVERSPREADS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER
THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE MOVING EAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH NORTHEAST AT 14-18 MPH AT
                    IGNITION WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO
                    NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1000-2900
                    FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 14
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     52     54     54     52     43
RH..............45     38     35     35     38     53
20 FT WIND......NE 16  N 14   NE 10  NE 8   NE 8   NE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     15     15     20     30
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   2000   2600   2900   2900   2000
MIX HGT (M).....490    610    790    880    880    610
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 21  N 15   NE 13  NE 12  NE 12  NE 13
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 9   N 7    NE 6   NE 5   NE 5   NE 6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 63 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 18 TO 22
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 29
                    TO 33 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
WARMER...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.MONDAY...
WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRANICK
REQUESTED BY...BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090227.WINGP.01/OUN