FNUS74 KOUN 171808 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR OSU FIRE SCHOOL...FORT SILL FIRE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1208 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA BY SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL SHIFT WINDS TO THE NORTH...TURNING NORTHEAST LATER IN THE DAY. SPEEDS WILL AVERAGE 10 TO15 MPH...BUT CHANNELING BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINS MAY YIELD SLIGHTLY HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS TO 25 MPH. FRIDAY WILL BE THE DRIEST DAY...WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY CLOSE TO 30 PERCENT. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED SOUTH OF THE RED RIVER ON SATURDAY...BUT WINDS WILL TURN AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST...AND INCREASING GULF MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO SOME LOW CLOUDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2500-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 64 68 65 60 54 RH..............43 34 31 38 49 64 20 FT WIND......N 13 NE 12 NE 10 E 9 E 7 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 3000 2900 1800 400 200 MIX HGT (M).....610 910 880 550 120 60 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 16 NE 14 NE 12 E 12 E 12 E 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 7 NE 6 NE 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 83 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 12 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 70 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. .WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY... COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BURKE REQUESTED BY...CLINT LANGFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110218.OSUFI.01/OUN