FNUS74 KOUN 111228 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR BOTONE 3...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 728 AM CDT SAT AUG 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0719 CDT ON AUGUST 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TOWARDS THE SOUTH TODAY WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH. WIND GUSTS JUST ABOVE 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON SHIFTING WINDS BACK TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT. ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS. WEDNESDAY MAY HAVE A BETTER CHANCE FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. COOLER CONDITIONS AND BETTER CHANCES FOR RAIN MAY ARRIVE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-8400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 75 83 93 97 98 RH..............70 54 32 23 20 18 20 FT WIND......E 3 SE 7 SE 9 S 10 S 12 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....100 2300 4700 6600 8200 8200 MIX HGT (M).....30 700 1430 2010 2500 2500 TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 SE 10 SE 12 S 7 S 8 S 14 TRAN WIND (M/S).E 3 SE 4 SE 5 S 3 S 4 S 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 103. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 15800-16400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MAXWELL REQUESTED BY...BIA FIRE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120811.BOTON.01/OUN