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FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK CREEK...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
947 AM CST THU MAR 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 CST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER-LEVEL STORM OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY INTO FRIDAY.  AS A RESULT...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH FRIDAY ALONG WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS.  DEPENDING ON THE
EXACT TIMING OF THE STORM SYSTEM EARLY NEXT WEEK... PARTS OF OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... MAINLY THE WESTERN PARTS... MAY SEE HIGHLY
ELEVATED RISKS OF WILDFIRES ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 200-1800 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     52     58     61     60     56
RH..............57     44     39     38     42     51
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 6   SE 8   SE 9   SE 8   SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....900    2900   4500   4800   4200   2600
MIX HGT (M).....270    880    1370   1460   1280   790
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8   S 10   S 10   S 10   S 13   SE 13
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4   S 4    S 4    S 4    S 6    SE 6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...THOREN
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100304.ROCKC.01/OUN