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SPOT FORECAST FOR PONTOTOC RIDGE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1206 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD NIGHT TONIGHT. WARMER TEMPERATURES STARTING TUESDAY AND
CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND. ELEVATED WILDFIRE POTENTIAL WILL
OCCUR WEDNESDAY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS BECOME BREEZY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-9400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     63     66     65     61     54
RH..............44     38     36     38     46     61
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 5   W 3    SW 1   S 1    SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.              5                    5
MIX HGT (FT)....7000   8700   9300   9100   5500   300
MIX HGT (M).....2130   2650   2830   2770   1680   90
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10  NW 10  NW 9   W 7    W 5    S 5
TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 4   NW 4   NW 4   W 3    W 2    S 2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6400-7800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 7700-8700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING
                    TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RUFF
REQUESTED BY...MARK MASTERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.PONTO.01/OUN