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SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE RIDGE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
822 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 CST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WILDFIRE POTENTIAL WILL BE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME TODAY. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING... AND
WINDS WILL SHIFT THROUGH THE DAY BECOMING MORE WESTERLY... THEN
BECOMING NORTHWEST AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 20 TO 21 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 20 TO 26
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     57     68     72     72     68
RH..............77     53     32     24     21     22
20 FT WIND......SW 12  W 14   W 16   NW 20  N 21   N 18
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1700   4500   5800   6200   5700
MIX HGT (M).....BLW10M 520    1370   1770   1890   1740
TRANSPORT WIND..W 14   NW 20  NW 26  N 24   N 23   N 24
TRAN WIND (M/S).W 6    NW 9   NW 12  N 11   N 10   N 11

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 23 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-9000 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...26
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120223.PRAIR.01/OUN