FNUS74 KOUN 201211
FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR KERNAL RX...OK-OMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
711 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0720 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 TODAY. BREEZY
SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL BACK TO SOUTH BY EVENING...AND THEN SWITCH
TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES. THE FRONT WILL HAVE A
MINIMAL EFFECT ON TEMPERATURE...AND HOT AND DRY WEATHER IS 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 (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 AT IGNITION...MAX 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
                    8600-9300 FT AGL BY 12 TO 1 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............80     83     90     96     97     97
RH..............74     67     54     43     40     40
20 FT WIND......S 10   S 13   SW 14  SW 14  SW 12  S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1200   1900   4400   8000   9000   9300
MIX HGT (M).....370    580    1340   2440   2740   2830
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14   SW 20  SW 21  SW 20  SW 18  SW 16
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6    SW 9   SW 9   SW 9   SW 8   SW 7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT AGL
                    BY 9 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 99.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000-11800 FT
                    AGL BY 1 TO 2 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 7
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BURKE
REQUESTED BY...E  PELLETIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100820.KERNA.01/OUN