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SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY CREEK...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
444 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA
BY MIDDAY DAY TODAY SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY AS THE FRONT TO LIFT BACK NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT.
WARM AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. WILFDIRE
POTENTIAL MAY BE ENHANCED THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK WITH
BRISK SOUTH WINDS AND WARM TEMPERATURES. ANOTHER FRONT MOVING
THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL BRING A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 15 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 TO 20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    INCREASING TO 21 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............62     69     75     77     77     76
RH..............75     59     46     43     43     43
20 FT WIND......S 8    SE 13  N 16   N 16   N 18   N 21
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     25     25     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   2500   3800   3800   3100   2000
MIX HGT (M).....340    760    1160   1160   940    610
TRANSPORT WIND..S 17   SW 17  W 10   N 15   N 21   N 23
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 8    SW 8   W 4    N 7    N 9    N 10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 13
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...GALLANT
REQUESTED BY...BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.TURKE.01/OUN