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FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST HUNTING...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
837 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WITH RH OVER 60 PERCENT DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND A LIGHT
SOUTHEAST WIND AT LESS THAN 10 KNOTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE OPTIMAL
FOR CONTROLLED BURNING IN THE SPOT FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING. BY
AFTERNOON...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT AS
TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 70S...BUT WINDS WILL STILL BE LIGHT
FROM THE SOUTHEAST. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE STRONGER DURING THE
AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2200 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO 5700-7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG
TEMP............43  45  50  55  58  63  70  73  75  73  72  70
RH..............93  89  80  74  69  60  38  33  31  34  35  39
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   5   5   6   6   6   6   7   7   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5               10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.4 2.2 4.0 6.0 7.3 6.9 5.7 4.2
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.2 1.8 2.2 2.1 1.7 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8   8   8   7   6   6   6   7   8   9   12  13
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   5   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 71 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 32 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200-10300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 20
                    TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RUFF
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090316.EASTH.01/OUN