FNUS74 KOUN 181245
FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK KETTLE RED STAR...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
745 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT AND GENERALLY
FROM THE SOUTHWEST. 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.....34 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 100-1300 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO 2100-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 23 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     43     53     60     65     61
RH..............78     60     44     37     34     41
20 FT WIND......SW 6   SW 8   S 10   S 13   S 16   S 16
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     20     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....500    1300   2800   3800   4000   3800
MIX HGT (M).....150    400    850    1160   1220   1160
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9   SW 13  SW 14  S 15   S 18   S 23
TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 4   SW 6   SW 6   S 7    S 8    S 10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    UNTIL EARLY MORNING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 16 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SPEHEGER/RILEY
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN HAJNY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100318.BLACK.01/OUN