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FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR NPS CHIC ERC BURN...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
429 PM CST TUE FEB 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1645 CST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS AND MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.  A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER FAR
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING NORTHERLY
WINDS.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME LIKELY
AS THE UPPER STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.  MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST
                    WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2900-3100
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.

TIME (CST)      4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     60     57     55     52     50
RH..............28     32     40     47     59     68
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....3100   2500   1200   400    500    500
MIX HGT (M).....940    760    370    120    150    150
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13  SE 13  SE 13  SE 15  SE 16  S 16
TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 6   SE 6   SE 6   SE 7   SE 7   S 7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 89 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 65 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CURL
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110222.NPSCH.02/OUN