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SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH LAKE RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
502 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT INTO SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS TODAY...PLACING THE WARMEST AND DRIEST CONDITIONS IN
THAT REGION. BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW UPON RELATIVELY DRY
AIR OVER TEXAS...SO HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT DURING
THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS...HOWEVER...ARE FORECAST JUST BENEATH RED FLAG
CRITERIA. WEDNESDAY WILL SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES...BUT SOMEWHAT GREATER
HUMIDITY AS GULF MOISTURE BEGINS TO RECOVER.

A MORE NOTEWORTHY EVENT IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AS A DRYLINE MOVES INTO THE
REGION. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 21 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 25
                    TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     49     60     65     66     64
RH..............57     39     28     27     29     32
20 FT WIND......SE 16  SE 18  S 20   S 21   S 18   S 16
20 FT WIND GUST.25     30     30     35     30     25
MIX HGT (FT)....700    1500   2600   3500   4100   3900
MIX HGT (M).....210    460    790    1070   1250   1190
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18  SE 23  S 28   S 29   S 30   S 29
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 8   SE 10  S 13   S 13   S 13   S 13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 82 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURKE
REQUESTED BY...ROB WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090303.FRENC.02/OUN