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SPOT FORECAST FOR TANK BATTERY FIRE  WOODWARD CO  05-26-10...WOODWARD CO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
923 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0833 CDT ON MAY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A HUMID AIR MASS AND WEAK BUT SUSTAINED LIFTING...WILL RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA THIS
MORNING...AND AGAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVER WILL LIMIT
VERTICAL MIXING SOMEWHAT...AND WINDS MAY VARY IN DIRECTION NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS. GENERALLY...WITH AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY LOCATED SOUTH
OF THE REGION...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 5
TO 15 MPH.

THE COVERAGE OF RAIN WILL DECREASE BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THE EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    8 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............65     68     77     79     80     78
RH..............100    97     69     62     56     58
20 FT WIND......NE 8   N 6    E 5    E 6    SE 9   S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10            10     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2500   3800   4400   4900   5300   5000
MIX HGT (M).....760    1160   1340   1490   1620   1520
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 12  NE 7   SE 8   SE 12  SE 15  SE 10
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 5   NE 3   SE 4   SE 5   SE 7   SE 4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BURKE
REQUESTED BY...MATT LEHENBAUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
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