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SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKED POLE RX...BIA/SOUTHERN PLAINS REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
757 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...EXPECT
HUMIDITIES TO REMAIN HIGH. BY SATURDAY...HUMIDITIES WILL BEGIN TO
DECREASE...ESPECIALLY OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS. SUNDAY APPEARS TO BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAY IN TERMS OF
FIRE WEATHER IMPACTS. AS A DRYLINE MOVES INTO CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA...EXPECT LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE
WESTERN THIRD OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............70     74     77     78     76     70
RH..............76     69     62     60     64     78
20 FT WIND......SW 13  SW 15  SW 16  SW 16  SW 15  S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....1400   2900   4800   5600   4700   1800
MIX HGT (M).....430    880    1460   1710   1430   550
TRANSPORT WIND..S 16   S 17   SW 21  S 23   S 25   S 23
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 7    S 8    SW 9   S 10   S 11   S 10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...AUSTIN
REQUESTED BY...JOSH WILLIIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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