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SPOT FORECAST FOR NPS CHIC ERC BURN...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
726 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS TEMPERATURES
WARM INTO THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL
BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.  A COLD FRONT WILL BRING NORTH
TO NORTHEAST WINDS TO NORTHERN OKLAHOMA LATE TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY.  A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A DECENT CHANCE FOR RAIN
FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY.  GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED
BEHIND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     56     65     68     68     61
RH..............70     38     29     27     27     35
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 12   S 12   S 12   S 10   S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15            10
MIX HGT (FT)....700    2300   4100   5200   4700   2700
MIX HGT (M).....210    700    1250   1580   1430   820
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14   S 17   S 17   S 16   S 17   S 15
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6    S 8    S 8    S 7    S 8    S 7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-2700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...THOREN
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110301.NPSCH.01/OUN