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SPOT FORECAST FOR STINKING...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
640 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOWER
80S TODAY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA. ELSEWHERE...HIGHS WILL
CLIMB TO THE UPPER 80S AND 90S...WITH THE WARMEST READINGS IN WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS. HUMIDITY WILL FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT...INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR
FIRE STARTS TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM WOODWARD TO LAWTON TO HENRIETTA
TEXAS. WINDS...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN UNDER 20 MPH. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL
FOR WINDS TO INCREASE WILL BE SOUTH AND WEST OF VERNON TEXAS LATE TODAY...
WHERE A FEW GUSTS OVER 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

SOUTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ON THURSDAY...AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY. SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGHOUT THE REGION...
ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. AT THE SAME TIME...GULF MOISTURE WILL INCREASE...
AND MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY IS FORECAST AT 25 TO 40 PERCENT THURSDAY...
INCREASING TO 30 TO 50 PERCENT BY FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
A GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN STARTING LATE THIS WEEKEND AND GOING INTO NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SPRINKLES IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7500
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    9400-10500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING
                    TO 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO
                    14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    16 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............74     83     86     87     85     74
RH..............35     24     23     22     26     40
20 FT WIND......S 6    SE 6   SE 8   SE 10  SE 10  E 13
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     15     15     20
MIX HGT (FT)....5400   9800   10500  9400   7600   2800
MIX HGT (M).....1650   2990   3200   2870   2320   850
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 5   S 8    S 12   S 16   S 18   E 15
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 2   S 4    S 5    S 7    S 8    E 7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000-7600 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 26 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GALLANT
REQUESTED BY...JOSH WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.STINK.02/OUN