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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK KETTLE UNIT DUECE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
815 AM CDT WED MAR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT AND SOMEWHAT VARIABLE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE
FROM THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST LATER THIS MORNING. LOW CLOUDS AND FOG
MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL RETARD QUICK HEATING AND DEEP
MIXING UNTIL LATER IN THE MORNING... SO THE MIXING LEVEL MAY BE A
BIT LOWER AT IGNITION TIME THAN TYPICAL FOR LATE MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     49     55     58     55     49
RH..............79     58     43     34     38     50
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 9    N 13   N 14   N 13   NE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     20     20     20     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2600   5800   7800   8100   7700   4600
MIX HGT (M).....790    1770   2380   2470   2350   1400
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8   N 13   N 16   N 17   N 16   N 13
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 4   N 6    N 7    N 8    N 7    N 6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17
                    TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...26
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN HAJNY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100317.BLACK.01/OUN