FNUS74 KOUN 251052
FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE DOG...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
552 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE MILD... WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS FOR MOST OF THE
DAY... AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST FROM OKLAHOMA TO
MISSOURI. WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS...
BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE FAIRLY HIGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     56     61     63     61     57
RH..............46     34     29     29     32     38
20 FT WIND......E 7    E 9    SE 12  SE 12  SE 12  SE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   3400   4000   4300   4700   3100
MIX HGT (M).....700    1040   1220   1310   1430   940
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 10  E 8    SE 7   S 8    S 9    S 10
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 4   E 4    SE 3   S 4    S 4    S 4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SHARPE
REQUESTED BY...ROB WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090325.PRAIR.01/OUN