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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWLING COMPLEX...BIA-SPRO-CONCO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
827 AM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND ONLY
A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SURFACE MOISTURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME
CONCERN FOR INCREASED WILDFIRE POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON. A STORM
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WITH RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE IN THE DAY CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. LIGHTER
WINDS AND MILD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY BEFORE ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM APPROACHES ON SATURDAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED ON
SATURDAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FOLLOWED BY
STRONG NORTH WINDS INTO SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200-2800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     64     68     69     67     59
RH..............47     35     32     32     39     51
20 FT WIND......S 12   S 13   S 15   S 14   S 10   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....900    1800   2700   2100   400    100
MIX HGT (M).....270    550    820    640    120    30
TRANSPORT WIND..S 20   S 20   S 21   S 16   S 7    SE 6
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 9    S 9    S 9    S 7    S 3    SE 3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    6 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
                    AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SOHL
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN LILLIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100323.HOWLI.01/OUN