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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT PLAINS WILDFIRES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
438 AM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0430 CDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER HOT DAY IS EXPECTED WITH BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED
THROUGH THE DAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHERN OKLAHOMA LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTH
TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 105.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8400-8700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............78     85     94     101    104    105
RH..............56     46     35     28     23     22
20 FT WIND......S 12   S 16   S 16   S 16   S 16   S 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15     25     25     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....400    3800   6400   8100   8700   8700
MIX HGT (M).....120    1160   1950   2470   2650   2650
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13   SW 24  SW 24  SW 17  S 20   S 20
TRAN WIND (M/S).S 6    SW 11  SW 11  SW 8   S 9    S 9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GALLANT
REQUESTED BY...BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120725.SALTP.01/OUN