FNUS74 KOUN 161248 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR SW-ZONE-BIA-FIRE...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 748 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0741 CDT ON AUGUST 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. HOWEVER... THE BETTER CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AND BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION. RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800-10200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............76 79 86 93 97 97 RH..............71 59 48 40 34 33 20 FT WIND......S 7 SW 14 SW 15 W 10 SW 8 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 25 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 4600 8900 10200 10200 MIX HGT (M).....120 150 1400 2710 3110 3110 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 SW 17 SW 15 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 TRAN WIND (M/S).S 4 SW 8 SW 7 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-7300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 10 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MAXWELL REQUESTED BY...BIA FIRE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120816.SWZON.01/OUN