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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK KETTLE U17...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1231 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1245 CST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT SNOW WILL END ACROSS WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING AS A MID-LEVEL TROUGH MOVES SOUTH INTO
TEXAS.  SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WEDNESDAY.  ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY INCREASING THE CHANCES FOR
RAIN AND SNOW.  MORE RAIN AND SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH A STRONGER
SYSTEM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     36     38     38     33     28
RH..............61     56     54     50     66     81
20 FT WIND......NW 12  N 14   N 14   N 13   N 10   N 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3800   4200   4000   3100   1700   900
MIX HGT (M).....1160   1280   1220   940    520    270
TRANSPORT WIND..N 16   N 18   N 21   N 21   N 18   N 15
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 7    N 8    N 9    N 9    N 8    N 7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 21 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 9
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-2800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3
                    TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GALLANT
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN HAJNY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100223.BLACK.01/OUN