FNUS74 KOUN 081211
FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHITA CREEK...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
711 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0659 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH ABOUT 9 AM. WIND
SPEEDS WILL THEN INCREASE AND REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. A DRYLINE MAY APPROACH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED SATURDAY AS THE DRYLINE
WAVERS BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND
NORTH TEXAS. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE REGION WIDE ON SATURDAY
WHILE DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUE. SUNDAY...
HOWEVER...IS OF GREATER CONCERN THROUGHOUT OKLAHOMA AND NORTH
TEXAS. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING A FULL DAY OF VERY STRONG
AND DRY WINDS...FOLLOWED BY A SHARP WIND SHIFT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-8400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............60     65     78     87     91     91
RH..............96     58     35     24     26     21
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 9    S 13   S 14   S 19   S 16
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....100    2300   6800   8400   7400   7200
MIX HGT (M).....30     700    2070   2560   2260   2190
TRANSPORT WIND..S 6    S 3    S 8    S 20   S 23   S 24
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 3    S 1    S 4    S 9    S 10   S 11

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 37 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MAXWELL
REQUESTED BY...BIA FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110408.WASHI.01/OUN