FNUS74 KOUN 172010
FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEMENT FIRE...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
310 PM CDT SUN APR 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1500 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL AROUND 7 PM. A FEW MORE GUSTS
TO AROUND 40 MPH MAY OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS STRONG WINDS
ALOFT MIX TO THE SURFACE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO
DROP MUCH BELOW CURRENT READINGS IN THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE AS
MOISTURE SLOWLY INCREASES WHILE THE TEMPERATURE RISES. OVERNIGHT
WINDS SHOULD DROP INTO THE 15-20 MPH RANGE WHILE CONTINUING FROM A
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. RAPID MOISTURE INCREASE IS FORECAST TO BEGIN
AROUND MIDNIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 24 TO 28 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    45 MPH DECREASING TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 33 TO 35 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............80     83     79     71     65     62
RH..............17     16     19     27     35     43
20 FT WIND......S 28   S 26   S 22   S 17   S 17   S 23
20 FT WIND GUST.45     40     35     30     30     35
MIX HGT (FT)....6000   5900   6400   4800   3300   2000
MIX HGT (M).....1830   1800   1950   1460   1010   610
TRANSPORT WIND..S 35   S 35   S 30   S 29   S 29   S 28
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 16   S 16   S 13   S 13   S 13   S 13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 24 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 30
                    MPH...THEN INCREASING TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 30 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14300-15900 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
NOT AS WARM. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. 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...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...ROD ROBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110417.CEMEN.02/OUN