FNUS74 KOUN 242335
FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR NPS CHIC ERC BURN...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
535 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1735 CST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL...WHILE BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE INTO THE
NIGHT. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH...
WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE TONIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT BY SUNRISE.
FRIDAY WILL SEE PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND COOL WEATHER...WITH GENERALLY
LIGHT WINDS THAT WILL GRADUALLY TURN FROM NORTH TO EAST AND SOUTHEAST.

WARMER WEATHER WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY...AND A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM
WILL BRING A DRAMATIC INCREASE OF WIND ON SUNDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54 AT IGNITION...MIN 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 79 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO
                    8 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1500-1800
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
WARMER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.MONDAY...
COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BURKE
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110224.NPSCH.01/OUN