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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG HEAD SMOKER COMPLEX...BIA-CONCHO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
749 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS
MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD DURING THE DAY. THE FRONT
WILL ACT MAINLY AS A WIND SHIFT...WITH LIGHT BUT STEADY NORTHERLY
WINDS BEHIND IT. TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN BE HOT IN SPITE OF THE FRONT.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER NORTH TEXAS ON SUNDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY
COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY. MORE SUBSTANTIAL COOLING IS EXPECTED BEHIND THIS
FRONT...BUT RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN LOW AS AN UPPER RIDGE PERSISTS
OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 AT IGNITION...MAX 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
                    6900-7800 FT AGL BY 1 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............78     88     94     95     95     93
RH..............76     52     37     31     30     33
20 FT WIND......NE 8   NE 9   NE 9   NE 7   NE 8   E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   4200   6000   7600   7800   5600
MIX HGT (M).....580    1280   1830   2320   2380   1710
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 15  NE 15  N 10   N 8    N 9    NE 12
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 7   NE 7   N 4    N 4    N 4    NE 5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 73 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 12 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURKE
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN LILLIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100821.BIGHE.01/OUN