FNUS74 KOUN 271357 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK KETTLE UNIT 37 38...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 757 AM CST SAT FEB 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 CST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH AFTERNOON RH VALUES DROPPING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY...AND MOISTURE WILL INCREASE AS WELL. RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. DRY WEATHER IS THEN EXPECTED FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY WITH MODERATE TEMPERATURES. THEN NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. FOLLOWING MONDAY...A PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES MAY BE EXPECTED UNTIL AROUND THURSDAY...WHEN THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 42 53 58 58 54 RH..............100 67 44 36 36 43 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 5 NW 1 SW 0 S 2 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 2100 5800 7100 7300 6300 MIX HGT (M).....BLW10M 640 1770 2160 2230 1920 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 W 7 W 7 S 8 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 3 NW 3 NW 3 W 3 W 3 S 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 24 TO 29 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GALLANT/SHARPE REQUESTED BY...BRYAN HAJNY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100227.BLACK.01/OUN