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FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAHOMA WYE...US FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1201 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2335 CDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... HOWEVER WITH WINDS NEAR
45 MPH ABOUT 1500 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE... THERE COULD BE AN
OCCASIONAL STRONGER GUST OVER 25 MPH. MEANWHILE... A DRYLINE IS
EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA EARLY THURSDAY. VERY WARM
AND DRY AIR BEHIND THE DRYLINE WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST
AND WEST WINDS TO CREATE EXTREME FIRE WEATHER BEHAVIOR. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND WILL SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. VERY STRONG
AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 70 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH OR HIGHER.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL

TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............ 62     59     58
RH.............. 56     64     67
20 FT WIND...... SE 15  S 15   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST. 25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT).... 300    300    200
MIX HGT (M)..... 90     90     60
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 15  SE 16  S 16
TRAN WIND (M/S). SE 7   SE 7   S 7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3300 FT
                    AGL IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 18 TO 21
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-7200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASING
                    TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND
                    EVENING.

$$
FORECASTER...SOHL
REQUESTED BY...AARON ROPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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