FNUS74 KOUN 042116 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR TOM STEED FIRE...ALTUS EM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 416 PM CDT SAT AUG 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1558 CDT ON AUGUST 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... QUESTIONS EXIST WITH TIMING OF SURFACE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IT APPEARS THAT IT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE SITE RIGHT AROUND OR JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MAY STILL OCCUR ALONG THE BOUNDARY A THAT TIME... HOWEVER CHANCES ARE VERY LOW. OTHERWISE...VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL COMPLICATE FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE SOUTH TO NORTH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY HELP TO PUSH THE FRONT SOUTHWARD. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO ANY CHANGES IN WIND DIRECTION AS THE MOTION OF THIS FRONT IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK... BUT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AFTER THIS EVENING DUE TO LIGHTER WINDS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....109 AT REQUEST...MAX 109. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 14 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 17 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......14300 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 13700-14300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............109 107 95 86 82 79 RH..............15 15 23 35 44 54 20 FT WIND......S 17 S 18 S 16 SW 9 NW 12 N 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....13700 14200 8900 300 BLW100 400 MIX HGT (M).....4180 4330 2710 90 BLW10M 120 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 S 16 S 14 S 10 S 6 W 7 TRAN WIND (M/S).SW 8 S 7 S 6 S 4 S 3 W 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 73. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 66 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......12800 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 102. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000-9800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 14 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 103. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 103. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. HIGHS AROUND 100. NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CURL REQUESTED BY...GRAYSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120804.TOMST.01/OUN