FNUS74 KOUN 261610 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR BAKERS PEAK WILDFIRE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1110 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1120 CDT ON JULY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO ARE DRIFTING NORTHEAST TOWARDS TOWARDS I44 AND INDIAHOMA. IT APPEARS MOST OF THE RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY REMAIN EAST AND SOUTH OF THE FIRE. THE BEST RAIN/THUNDERSTORM CHANCES (AROUND 50 PERCENT) STILL APPEAR TO BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A WEAK COOL FRONT/WIND SHIFT NUDGES SOUTH OF I40 TOWARDS THE FIRE. TEMPERATURES ARE NOW EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 100...WHICH WILL KEEP MIN RH AROUND 30 TO 35 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BEFORE 1 PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............90 95 97 98 95 86 RH..............41 37 34 33 36 50 20 FT WIND......SW 14 SW 10 SW 8 SW 6 SW 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...BARNES REQUESTED BY...JEREMIAH PHILLIPS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120726.BAKER.01/OUN