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FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT FORK DELTA...US FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
808 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE... AN UPPER
LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT TO MAINLY EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
COOLER WEATHER WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE WEEKEND
BEFORE TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO WARM MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A DRYLINE
WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS ON
TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES
BEHIND THE DRYLINE ON TUESDAY WILL ELEVATE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE EAST OF THE
DRYLINE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTH AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 100-1900 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3900 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     53     53     50     46     39
RH..............59     52     52     58     65     76
20 FT WIND......N 17   N 17   N 17   N 16   N 16   N 16
20 FT WIND GUST.30     30     30     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   3000   3900   3700   3100   2600
MIX HGT (M).....580    910    1190   1130   940    790
TRANSPORT WIND..N 20   N 24   N 25   N 25   N 25   N 26
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 9    N 11   N 11   N 11   N 11   N 12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 78 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 25 TO 26 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5700 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BURKE
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110304.SALTF.03/OUN