FNUS74 KOUN 141302
FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACKSADDLE WMA...OK. DEPT WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
802 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST FROM EASTERN
KANSAS INTO MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS TODAY. COOLER AIR WILL CONTINUE
TO OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WITH BRISK
NORTH WINDS. A WARMING TREND IS FORECAST FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AS SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN. WARMER AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY TO CREATE WILDFIRE CONCERNS AGAIN BY THE LATTER HALF OF THE
WEEK. RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW... AND CURRENTLY ARE
LIMITED TO THE PERIOD FROM LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WHEN A FRONT
WILL MOVE TEMPORARILY INTO OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     46     53     54     54     49
RH..............70     55     43     41     41     50
20 FT WIND......N 12   N 12   N 10   N 7    E 9    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     10     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   3300   4900   5600   4600   3200
MIX HGT (M).....610    1010   1490   1710   1400   980
TRANSPORT WIND..N 14   N 13   N 14   N 13   NE 9   NE 6
TRAN WIND (M/S).N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6    NE 4   NE 3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.

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FORECASTER...GALLANT
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT PARRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110314.PACKS.01/OUN