FNUS74 KOUN 171021 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR CEMENT FIRE...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 521 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0506 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... .DISCUSSION...WARM DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. WILDFIRE POTENTIAL WILL REACH CRITICAL LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN TEXAS AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... AND OVER PARTS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON... MAINLY FROM WEST-CENTRAL AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND INTO WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF INCREASING RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES LATE IN THE WEEK... ALONG WITH COOLER AND LESS-DRY AIR. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 36 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 51 66 76 79 80 RH..............45 42 26 20 20 20 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 16 S 21 S 23 S 24 S 22 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 30 35 35 35 MIX HGT (FT)....700 2100 3900 5500 6000 5900 MIX HGT (M).....210 640 1190 1680 1830 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 23 S 31 S 36 S 35 S 35 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6 S 10 S 14 S 16 S 16 S 16 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 26 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 23 TO 29 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 36 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 18 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... NOT AS WARM. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .THURSDAY... CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CURL REQUESTED BY...BIA FIRE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110417.CEMEN.01/OUN