FNUS74 KOUN 022028 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 99 RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 328 PM CDT THU APR 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1730 CDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH NEAR SUNSET. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RETURN TO THE SOUTH LATE TONIGHT BUT SPEEDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN INCREASE ON FRIDAY WITH LOW HUMIDITY IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER DAY IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE PLAINS BRINGING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITY INTO THE AREA... ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. NORTH WINDS 24 TO 32 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 52 44 39 37 35 RH..............34 38 53 67 70 75 20 FT WIND......N 20 N 10 E 6 E 5 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.30 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GALLANT REQUESTED BY...BRYAN HAJNY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090402.UNIT9.01/OUN