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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED FACE...BIA/SOUTHERN PLAINS REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
842 AM CDT WED MAR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
THEREFORE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL RETURN THURSDAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY BRINGING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND A
CHANCE OF 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 EXPECTED
SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM AFFECTS
THE AREA MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE
                    FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH UNTIL
                    LATE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 14 TO 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     49     52     53     50     44
RH..............76     63     54     52     61     73
20 FT WIND......N 9    N 13   N 15   N 15   N 13   NE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     20     20     20     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3900   7500   7800   7000   5500   2000
MIX HGT (M).....1190   2290   2380   2130   1680   610
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13   N 22   N 22   N 20   N 16   NE 14
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 6    N 10   N 10   N 9    N 7    NE 6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-2000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 2 TO
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...THOREN
REQUESTED BY...JOSH WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100317.REDFA.01/OUN