FNUS74 KOUN 181507 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR Q-FIELD RX...US FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1007 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AT IGNITION TIME...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST...SUSTAINED AROUND 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. HOWEVER...AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE GRADIENTS TIGHTEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH...AND HIGHER GUSTS TO 25 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH ....WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 100-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 52 58 63 58 55 RH..............57 44 39 35 45 51 20 FT WIND......SW 7 S 9 S 12 S 14 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 3100 4100 4200 3800 2300 MIX HGT (M).....430 940 1250 1280 1160 700 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 12 S 13 S 17 S 22 S 20 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 4 SW 5 S 6 S 8 S 10 S 9 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 42. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 20 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...SPEHEGER REQUESTED BY...T J LOWDER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100317.QFIEL.01/OUN