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SPOT FORECAST FOR OKLAHOMA RX...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
633 AM AKDT THU OCT 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 AKDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CHINOOK FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND WEAKEN
RAPIDLY THIS EVENING. A WEAK FLOW REGIME AND WIND PATTERN ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST WIND TODAY
WILL BE IN THE DELTA JUNCTION AREA WITH LIGHTER WINDS AT THE
OKLAHOMA RAWS SITE AS IS TYPICAL IN CHINOOK PATTERNS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO AT TIMES MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH IN THE DELTA JUNCTION AREA. SOUTHEAST WINDS
                    5 TO 10 MPH AT THE OKLAHOMA RAWS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 5 MPH BY
                    2100.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-85 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...TED PIERCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111006.OKLAH.01/AFG