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FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK KETTLE  18...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
851 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN CONCERN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE WIND DIRECTION.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A NOTICEABLE EASTERLY COMPONENT
THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
WIND DIRECTION COULD BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY AS EARLY AS 1 OR 2 PM.

COOL AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THIS
MORNING...WITH AT LEAST SOME SUNSHINE POSSIBLE BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD STAY ABOVE 40-45 PERCENT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35 AT IGNITION...MAX 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1400-3000
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     38     40     41     39     35
RH..............63     50     48     48     54     69
20 FT WIND......E 12   E 12   E 12   SE 13  SE 13  SE 13
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   2500   2800   3000   2800   1400
MIX HGT (M).....610    760    850    910    850    430
TRANSPORT WIND..E 16   E 15   SE 15  SE 16  SE 17  S 17
TRAN WIND (M/S).E 7    E 7    SE 7   SE 7   SE 8   S 8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 92 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 18 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 14 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN J  THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110225.BLACK.01/OUN