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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK KETTLE U-10...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
814 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD ACROSS OKLAHOMA FROM THE WEST
TODAY MAINTAINING A GENERALLY NORTHWEST WIND TODAY. MEANWHILE...DRY
AND WARMER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

ON THURSDAY... A FRONT IS EXPECTED TO FORM APPROXIMATELY FROM
SOUTHWEST INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. IT IS UNCERTAIN HOW QUICKLY
THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH... WITH THE FRONT POSSIBLY REMAINING IN
THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL BE
POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NEAR AND NORTH OF THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE WARM ENOUGH FOR RAIN FOR THE MOST PART... WITH SOME
WINTRY PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     43     45     45     37     30
RH..............28     23     28     31     44     58
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 13  NW 13  NW 9   NW 7   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   3100   3200   2000   800    200
MIX HGT (M).....730    940    980    610    240    60
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15  NW 16  NW 18  NW 16  NW 12  NW 7
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 7   NW 7   NW 8   NW 7   NW 5   NW 3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1700-3400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SOHL
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN HAJNY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100216.BLACK.01/OUN