FNUS74 KOUN 131127
FWSOUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SW-ZONE-BIA-FIRE...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
627 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0616 CDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY. WINDS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT AN VARIABLE THROUGH ABOUT 9 AM THEN BE FROM THE NORTH
AND NORTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE DAY. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT
INTO TUESDAY. THE RAIN WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR HIGHER HUMIDITY AND
DECREASE FIRE DANGER TUESDAY. THE WILDFIRE POTENTIAL WILL BE
ELEVATED WEDNESDAY DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES... HOT TEMPERATURES...
AND BREEZY SOUTH WINDS. BETTER RAIN CHANCES ASSOCIATED WITH A
COLD FRONT ARE ANTICIPATED LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     77     85     93     97     97
RH..............65     50     38     24     20     18
20 FT WIND......N 9    NE 12  NE 12  N 10   N 10   N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     17     17     16     15
MIX HGT (FT)....100    3200   6000   7000   8000   8000
MIX HGT (M).....30     980    1830   2130   2440   2440
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 3   NE 10  NE 13  N 8    N 8    N 9
TRAN WIND (M/S).NE 1   NE 4   NE 6   N 4    N 4    N 4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MAXWELL
REQUESTED BY...BIA FIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120813.SWZON.01/OUN