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SPOT FORECAST FOR BAKER S PEAK...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
543 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...LIGHT WIND SPEEDS WILL HELP TO
KEEP WILDFIRE POTENTIAL AT BAY. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST
THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL RETURN TO A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ON
FRIDAY. WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY STILL LOW IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...VERY HIGH TO EXTREME WILDFIRE POTENTIAL WILL
RESULT. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY...BUT WIND
SPEED AND TEMPERATURE WILL LIKELY INCREASE AS WELL.

SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS WEEKEND WELL INTO NEXT
WEEK. CURRENT MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST MODELS HAVE THE DRYLINE
REMAINING WEST OF THE AREA...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LARGELY ABOVE
30 PERCENT EVEN IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS A STORM SYSTEM BRUSHES CLOSE TO THE REGION...WITH THE
GREATEST CHANCES BEING IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900-9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     55     62     65     66     65
RH..............51     37     26     25     24     25
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 7    NW 7   NW 6   NW 3   N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10            5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2500   4500   6000   7700   8900   8200
MIX HGT (M).....760    1370   1830   2350   2710   2500
TRANSPORT WIND..N 12   N 13   N 12   NW 12  NW 9   NW 6
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 5    N 6    N 5    NW 5   NW 4   NW 3

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...GALLANT
REQUESTED BY...ROB WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100408.BAKER.02/OUN