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SPOT FORECAST FOR CNATON BUFFALO PENS...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
849 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTH WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20
MPH LATER THIS MORNING. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON...WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LIKELY. HOWEVER...AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN HIGH AT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 50 AND 60
PERCENT...SOMEWHAT REDUCING THE RISK FOR FIRES SPREADING. SOUTH
WINDS OF AROUND 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES TOWARD NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 16
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 18 TO
                    25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                            S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............61     66     67     67     64     59
RH..............65     56     52     54     60     72
20 FT WIND......S 16   S 16   S 16   S 16   S 16   S 15
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     25     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....3100   3900   4100   4900   3400   400
MIX HGT (M).....940    1190   1250   1490   1040   120
TRANSPORT WIND..S 25   S 24   S 23   S 25   S 23   S 18
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 11   S 11   S 10   S 11   S 10   S 8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 90 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 25 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 53 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...JOSH WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090320.CNATO.01/OUN