FNUS74 KOUN 011144 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR SMOOTS 2...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 644 AM CDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0636 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARM AND BREEZY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY. INCREASING GULF MOISTURE WILL PROVIDE MORE HUMIDITY EAST OF A LINE FROM ALVA TO ALTUS... VERNON...AND SEYMOUR. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER COMPARED TO WEDNESDAY. IN THE FAR WEST...HOWEVER...AROUND WOODWARD...CHEYENNE... HOLLIS...AND QUANAH...TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN PUSH TO NEAR 90 DEGREES IN THE VICINITY OF A DRYLINE. HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO NEAR 20 PERCENT AT THE DRYLINE... AND DOWN CLOSER TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BEHIND THE DRYLINE...ACROSS EXTREME WESTERN OKLAHOMA. THE DRYLINE WILL RETREAT DURING THE EVENING...ALLOWING HUMIDITY TO RECOVER QUICKLY ALL THE WAY TO THE WESTERN BORDER. AT THE SAME TIME...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH...AND BEGIN TO GENERATE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE EVENING. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY FOR MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS COULD AFFECT CENTRAL...SOUTHERN...AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DRIER WEATHER WILL RESUME OVER THE WEEKEND... WITH WINDS TURNING AGAIN TO THE SOUTH AND INCREASING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC MC MC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 62 64 66 69 71 74 77 79 81 83 81 RH..............87 81 78 75 70 66 59 56 50 46 43 46 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..16 13 13 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 20 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.5 MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 23 25 26 26 25 24 25 25 26 26 TRANS SPD (M/S).9 9 10 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 32 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 29 MPH BECOMING WEST 12 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...BRANICK REQUESTED BY...BIA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100401.SMOOT.01/OUN