FNUS74 KOUN 171052 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR CANTON BUFFALO PENS...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 552 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DEEP SOUTH AND A LEE TROUGH OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. COMBINED WITH DRY AIR AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE SPREADING OF WILDFIRES. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST. RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BRINGING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7000-8800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 8800-9700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 72 80 82 82 74 RH..............67 38 28 25 24 32 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 12 SW 16 SW 18 S 15 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 25 30 25 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 3300 7000 9700 7000 3100 MIX HGT (M).....150 1010 2130 2960 2130 940 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21 SW 28 SW 30 SW 28 S 31 S 25 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 9 SW 13 SW 13 SW 13 S 14 S 11 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GALLANT REQUESTED BY...JOSH WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090317.CANTO.02/OUN