FNUS74 KOUN 221318
FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 23...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
818 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND
MAY BECOME MORE EASTERLY LATE IN THE DAY. AGAIN MOISTURE WILL BE
LIMITED AND WITH A VERY WARM AFTERNOON EXPECTED RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR 15 PERCENT. MODEST RECOVERY EXPECTED
TONIGHT WITH SURFACE WINDS SHIFTING OVERNIGHT TO A SOUTHWEST
DIRECTION. ABOVE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND
ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INCREASE IN
MOISTURE THAT WILL AID IN KEEPING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE 20
PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

A CHANGE IN THE PATTERN WILL BRING INCREASING RAIN CHANCES TO THE
AREA BY THE WEEKEND AND ESPECIALLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SPRINKLES IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AT IGNITION...MAX 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 17 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 200-1700 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO 10900-12100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 16 TO 23
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     65     80     87     89     89
RH..............71     45     26     19     17     17
20 FT WIND......NW 3   NE 3   SE 6   SE 9   SE 15  SE 14
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             10     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....700    3100   6600   10000  11300  12100
MIX HGT (M).....210    940    2010   3050   3440   3690
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5   SE 9   S 20   S 23   S 18   S 16
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 2   SE 4   S 9    S 10   S 8    S 7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 60 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 23 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 23 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...CURL
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN HAJNY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.UNIT2.01/OUN