FNUS74 KOUN 201500 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG HEAD SOMKER COMPLEX...BIA-CONCHO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1000 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 CDT ON AUGUST 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA TODAY AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TONIGHT BEFORE STALLING OUT NEAR THE RED RIVER SUNDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE FRONT WITH THE BEST CHANCES IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TONIGHT. HOT AND DRY WEATHER IS THEN EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AROUND TUESDAY PROVIDING SOMEWHAT COOLER TEMPERATURES...BUT ONLY SLIGHT RAIN CHANCES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 MPH...THEN DECREASING TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 29 TO 36 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 21 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............97 91 82 78 76 74 RH..............36 44 58 67 71 76 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 8 NW 5 W 5 W 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5900 3600 2000 700 BLW100 BLW100 MIX HGT (M).....1800 1100 610 210 BLW10M BLW10M TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21 SW 14 SW 5 W 3 W 5 W 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 9 SW 6 SW 2 W 1 W 2 W 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900-6800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6400-7700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...THOREN REQUESTED BY...NATHAN LILLIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100820.BIGHE.01/OUN