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FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK KETTLE NG  40...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
752 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0755 CST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS OVERNIGHT AND WILL KEEP A NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WIND THIS MORNING WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE EASTERLY
DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. DRIER AIR WILL ALLOW AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO NEAR 30 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RETURN
TONIGHT ALONG WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WHICH WILL ALLOW GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 200-1700 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     41     52     59     60     60
RH..............70     62     41     33     33     39
20 FT WIND......N 13   N 15   NE 15  NE 13  NE 10  E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     20     20     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....200    600    1700   2500   2900   2900
MIX HGT (M).....60     180    520    760    880    880
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15   NE 21  NE 20  NE 16  E 14   E 13
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 7    NE 9   NE 9   NE 7   E 6    E 6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 89 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 53 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
                    13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 1 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CURL
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN J  THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110218.BLACK.01/OUN