FNUS74 KOUN 061237 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR MK -257 258...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 737 AM CDT THU AUG 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON AUGUST 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTH-SOUTH BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY NEAR INTERSTATE 35 IS EXPECTED TO BUILD WESTWARD. AS A FRONTAL ZONE LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD MIDDAY AND THIS AFTERNOON...THE SHAWNEE AREA WILL HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF STORMS. WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHT..EXCEPT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH FRIDAY EXPECTED TO BE WARMER AND DRIER. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 AT IGNITION...MAX 95. MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2100-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH BECOMING 7 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP............80 89 93 94 95 93 RH..............74 56 47 44 43 47 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 S 7 S 7 S 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 4000 5700 4900 4200 3800 MIX HGT (M).....640 1220 1740 1490 1280 1160 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 SE 9 NE 7 E 8 SE 12 S 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 SE 4 NE 3 E 4 SE 5 S 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 76. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 79 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 98. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 37 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900-9700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TAYLOR REQUESTED BY...STEVE SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090806.MK257.01/OUN