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SPOT FORECAST FOR FERGUSON...US FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
234 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1430 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.



...IMPORTANT UPDATE TO WIND FORECAST BEHIND FRONT...

...NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGER THEN EARLIER FORECAST...





.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON WITH WIND SPEED OF 5 TO 15 MPH.  GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE.  WINDS SHOULD AVERAGE 5 TO 12 MPH DURING THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS.  SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD
BE COMMON SATURDAY MORNING BUT WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST DURING
THE AFTERNOON.  A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH LATE SATURDAY EVENING
WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT.  NORTH WINDS
AT 20 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH
GUSTS NEAR 35...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.  BREEZY NORTH WINDS
WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY AT 20 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11100 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10200-12100
                    FT AGL INCREASING TO 12900-14000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 9200 FT AGL
                    DECREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    0 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
NOT AS WARM. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH.
.LABOR DAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...THOREN
REQUESTED BY...KELLY MUNSTERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110901.FERGU.01/OUN