FNUS74 KOUN 161356 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR PAWNEE 248...BIA/SOUTHERN PLAINS REGION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 756 AM CST THU FEB 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES ESTABLISHED ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA/SOUTHERN KANSAS. THESE WINDS WILL USHER IN A COOL AIRMASS WITH NEAR SEASONAL HIGHS. THIS WILL TEND TO KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A MORE EASTERLY DIRECTION OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT BY TOMORROW MORNING. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE ON THE RISE BY TOMORROW NIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES WESTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 53 53 51 44 40 RH..............48 43 43 44 57 67 20 FT WIND......NE 7 NE 7 NE 7 NE 7 NE 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...AUSTIN REQUESTED BY...JOSH WILLIIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120216.PAWNE.01/OUN