FNUS74 KOUN 172305
FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR Q-FIELD RX...US FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
605 PM CDT WED MAR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1900 CDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT BRINGING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.  SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN THURSDAY. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY
BRINGING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND A GOOD CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION.
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT FRIDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM AND BREEZY
WHICH WILL COMBINE TO ELEVATE THE WILDFIRE POTENTIAL TO VERY HIGH.
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM AFFECTS THE AREA AROUND MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 2
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
                    MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GALLANT
REQUESTED BY...T J  LOWDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100317.QFIEL.01/OUN