FNUS74 KOUN 161413
FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACKSADDLE WMA...OK. DEPT OF WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
813 AM CST THU FEB 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 12 MPH THIS MORNING WILL
DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...SHIFTING TO EAST BY THIS EVENING
AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES ESTABLISHED ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND
SOUTHERN KANSAS. THESE WINDS WILL USHER IN A COOL AIRMASS WITH
NEAR SEASONAL HIGHS. WITH SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR COMING INTO
NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...THIS WILL TEND TO KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
IN THE 27 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE . WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A MORE
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHERLY BY TOMORROW MORNING. RAIN CHANCES WILL
ALSO BE ON THE RISE TOMORROW NIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES WESTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     47     51     51     49     42
RH..............61     38     32     33     37     53
20 FT WIND......NE 7   NE 6   E 6    E 6    E 7    SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AUSTIN
REQUESTED BY...BIOLOGIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120216.PACKS.01/OUN